India, Oct. 15 -- Indian equity benchmarks staged a strong recovery on Thursday after the previous session's losses, with gains in information technology, banking and consumer stocks supporting the rebound. The BSE Sensex rose more than 1,000 points to 73,782, while the NSE Nifty 50 gained nearly 300 points to move above 22,900 at 10.17 am.

The rally came alongside a rise of more than 1% in the India VIX, indicating that volatility remained elevated. While heavyweight stocks advanced, weakness persisted among several smallcap shares.

Which stocks gained and lost?

TCS, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and ITC featured among the leading Sensex gainers. In contrast, BEL, Adani Ports, Trent, Power Grid Corporati...