Varroc Engineering Ltd (VEL) hits a 20 per cent upper circuit limit of Rs 494.60 after announcing that it will sell its four-wheeler lighting system operations in the Americas and Europe to Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE of France for 600 million euros. Jindal Poly Films (JPFL) rose 3.23 per cent to Rs 1,155 after the business said that Jindal Polypack, a wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into a deal to acquire 100 per cent of SMI Coated Products' shares.

Technically, the stock will be back into the reckoning mode on any close above its biggest hurdle of Rs 1,240. 

After gaining over a per cent in the previous trading session, the broad market index S&P BSE Sensex witnessed a further rally today

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on May 5 shows 17300 to act as support now. 

BSE Smallcap index underperformed the broader markets, closing in the green territory at 28,778.04, up by 0.12 per cent.

On Thursday, the equity markets extended their gains after opening in green and ended comfortably higher.  

At the closing bell on April 28, the Sensex climbed 702 points or 1.2 per cent to close at 57,521.06, while the Nifty index surged by 207 points or 1.2 per cent to settle at 17,245.05. 

On Thursday, the equity indices completed a turbulent trading session with significant gains. Hindustan Unilever rose 4.33 per cent to Rs 2,237 after reporting an 8.59 per cent increase in revenue. Coromandel International climbed 6.86 per cent after reporting an 85.94 per cent increase in the consolidated net profit. The stock of Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CCPL) jumped 6.43 per cent after the refining firm reported a 329 per cent increase in its net profit. Indian Hotels Company surged 4.83 per cent to Rs 247.25 after registering a consolidated net profit of Rs 57.93 crore for the fourth quarter. Persistent Systems soared 5.1 per cent after reporting a 13.9 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit.

Indices have closed higher amid volatility. In the last hour, some profit booking was seen as Nifty fell about 80 points from its day’s high.

As the market showed some recovery today, these are Thursday's mid-day gainers!