Stocks to buy today: Infosys, Vesuvius India, SBI Life, Bharti Airtel among list of 20 stocks for profitable trade on August 5

The Indian markets snapped their six-day winning streak to end marginally negative on Thursday, ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decision today. The BSE Sensex fell by over 118 points and the Nifty50 settled below the 17400-mark, mainly dragged by banking and financial stocks.

The markets on Friday are likely to open positive as SGX Nifty in the early morning trade is in the green up 67 or 0.39 per cent higher to 17464-level.

The US markets on Thursday closed mixed, similarly, even Asian markets also trading mixed with Japan’s Nikkei and China’s Shanghai in the green, while Hong Kong’s Hang Send is in the red in the early morning trade on Friday.

Zee Business brings you a list of 20 stocks from cash, techno, and F&O space. These stocks have been picked keeping in view investors' short-to-long term requirements. The list also comprises intraday calls for good returns on a given day. Below is the list of stocks.

Stocks recommended by Ashish Chaturvedi

CASH KA STOCK: BUY PRICOL TARGET 163 SL 156

FUTURES: BUY INFOSYS FUT TARGET 1630 SL 1590

OPTIONS: BUY RBL BANK 95 PE TARGET 5.10 SL 3.70

TECHNO: BUY MAX HEALTHCARE TARGET 388 SL 370

FUNDA: BUY GUJARAT ALKALIES TARGET 840 SL 790

INVEST STOCK: BUY VESUVIUS INDIA TARGET 1415 DURATION 1 YEAR

STOCK IN NEWS: BUY CONCOR TARGET 695 SL 672

MY CHOICE:

BUY IPCA LABS TARGET 1055 SL 1012

BUY SJS ENTERPRISES TARGET 450 SL 430

BUY BAYER CROP TARGET 5400 SL 5250

MY BEST: BUY VESUVIUS INDIA TARGET 1415 DURATION 1 YEAR

Stocks recommended by Kushal Gupta

Cash: THOMAS COOK - Buy - 72, sl - 67.5

FTR: BALKRISHNA IND FUT - Sell - 2260, sl - 2350

OPTN: M&M 1260 CE@42.5 - Buy - 60, SL - 34

Techno: DIVI'S LAB - Buy - 4000, sl - 3850

Funda: SBI LIFE - Buy - 1500, Duration - 9-12 months

Invest: BHARTI AIRTEL- Buy - 850, Duration - 1 year

News: DCW LTD - Buy - 40, sl - 36

Mychoice:

SURYODAY SFB - Buy - 97, sl - 92.5

APOLLO TYRES- Buy - 239, sl - 229

TATA CONSUMER FUT - Sell - 770, sl - 802

Best Pick: SBI Life - Buy - 1500, Duration - 9-12 months