Indian share markets staged a smart recovery in the afternoon session ending the day on a strong note.

Benchmark indices snapped a three-day fall and ended on a positive note after trading in a volatile session today.

At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex jumped 503 points or 0.9%.

Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty climbed 144 points, ending at 16,170.

Tata Steel, SBI, and HDFC Bank were among the top gainers today.

ITC, Sun Pharma, and Reliance Industries were among the top losers today.

The broader markets ended on a strong note as the BSE Mid Cap index climbed 1.4% while the BSE Small Cap index surged 0.8%.

Barring FMCG stocks, all sectoral indices ended on a positive note. Stocks in the IT sector, metal sector, power sector, and banking sector witnessed most of the buying.

In this volatile market, several penny stocks are continuously hitting their 52-week highs. Several Indian stocks have delivered multi-bagger returns in a span of one month. But not all are worthy.

Outside the home ground, Asian share markets posted mixed signals as the US Fed struck a less hawkish note in the minutes from its last meeting.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was down 0.3%, while the Hang Seng declined 0.4%. The Shanghai Composite added 0.5%.

The SGX Nifty was trading 1% higher at the time of writing.

The rupee is trading at 77.5 against the US$.

Gold prices are currently trading down by 0.1% at Rs 50,757 per 10 grams while silver is trading down by 0.1% at Rs 61,451 per kg.

Speaking of the current stock market scenario, amid the ongoing volatility, have a look at the two charts below, in the order, they have been placed:

Near Term Volatility in Sensex Compensated by Long Term Gains

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The year-on-year change in the Sensex was hardly predictable but someone who stayed invested multiplied every lakh nearly 14 times.

Timing the markets could be suicidal as valuations and volatility put the markets in a see-saw mode.

As an individual investor, you need to sit tight over high conviction stocks and invest consistently to see the magic of compounding.

Because 2022 could be extremely profitable, over time, provided you reset your portfolio with the right kind of safe assets and safe stocks

In news from the IT sector, Infosys has recommended hiking CEO Salil Parekh's salary by 88% to Rs 797.5 m.

These changes are part of the recent announcement of the reappointment of Parekh as the CEO and MD of Infosys for five years.

For the financial year 2022, Parekh received a total remuneration of Rs 710.2 m which includes Rs 523.3 m from restricted stock unit options.

High employee retention cost was one of the driving factors behind the recent correction in IT giants like Tech Mahindra.

Moving on to corporate earnings, Torrent Pharma's consolidated loss stood at Rs 1.2 bn for March 2022 quarter on account of an impairment provision of Rs 4.3 bn related to the discontinuation of liquids business in the US.

The company had reported a net profit of Rs 3.2 bn in the same quarter last year.

In its Q4 results, Torrent Pharma reported revenues of Rs 21.3 bn.

The board of the company has recommended a final dividend of Rs 23 per share which includes a special dividend of Rs 15.

Subject to shareholder approval, the final dividend amount is proposed to be paid on or around 4 August 2022.

Torrent Pharma's board has also approved seeking shareholder approval for raising up to Rs 50 bn through various means including qualified institutional placement.

Torrent Pharma's share price ended 10.2% higher on the BSE today.

Moving on to news from the power sector, the government stated that it is working on a plan for state-run electricity distributors to pay dues via monthly installments across four years.

As of 18 May, discoms owed over Rs 1 tn to generating companies.

The government notification stated:

The move will save around Rs 198.3 bn on late payment surcharge in the next 12 to 48 months.

Delay of payments by a discom to a generating company affects the cash flow, which is needed to make provisions for input supplies such as coal and for keeping adequate working capital for day-to-day operation of the power plant.

Post the announcement, BSE Utilities Index declined close to 3% in the morning session. However, the index closed 0.9% higher for the day.