Traders' Diary: Buy, sell or hold strategy on Hero MotoCorp, Britannia, HDFC Life, RVNL, RailTel, 15 other stocks today

In this edition of Traders' Diary, the Zee Business research team shares exclusive research on 20 stocks that investors and traders can track on Thursday. Check out which stocks are on analysts Varun Dubey and Kushal Gupta's radar, and what they recommend in cash and derivative segments.

Here's the complete list of investment and trading ideas for February 2:

Varun Dubey

Buy RPG Life in the cash market for a target of Rs 820 with a stop loss at Rs 775

Buy Britannia in the futures market for a target of Rs 4,500 with a stop loss at Rs 4,350

Buy the Rs 147 call option of Ashok Leyland for a target of Rs 8 with a stop loss at Rs 5.5

Technical pick: Sell Laurus Labs for a target of Rs 330 with a stop loss at Rs 339

Fundamental pick: Buy Tata Chemicals for a target of Rs 985 with a stop loss at Rs 950

Investment idea: Buy Thermax for a target of Rs 2,500 with a view of eight months

News-based pick: Buy Lakshmi Machine Works for a target of Rs 11,800 with a stop loss at Rs 11,200

My Choice picks: 

• Buy Eicher Motors for a target of Rs 3400 with a stop loss at Rs 3,275
• Sell HDFC Life for a target of Rs 505 with a stop loss at Rs 521
• Sell Canara Bank for a target of Rs 280 with a stop loss at Rs 288

Kushal Gupta

Buy RailTel in the spot market for a target of Rs 118 with a stop loss at Rs 113

Sell Hero MotoCorp futures for a target of Rs 2,650 with a stop loss at Rs 2,760

Buy the Rs 400 put call options of ICICI Prudential at Rs 19 for a target of Rs 30 with a stop loss at Rs 13  

Technical pick: Sell Hindustan Copper for a target of Rs 114 with a stop loss at Rs 121

Fundamental pick: Buy Polycab India for a target of Rs 3,600 with a perspective of one year

Investment idea: Buy Mahindra Holidays for a target of Rs 320 over a one-year horizon

News-based pick: Buy Zuari Agro Chem for a target of Rs 145 with a stop loss at Rs 137

My Choice picks: 

• Buy RVNL for a target of Rs 75 with a stop loss at Rs 70
• Sell Asian Paints for a target of Rs 2,670 with a stop loss at Rs 2,790
• Buy L&T for a one-year target of Rs 2,600  

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