Stocks to buy today: ITC, Castrol India, Bharti Airtel among list of 20 stocks for profitable trade on August 2

A day after the Indian market extended the rally to fourth day, the cues from Asian markets on Tuesday morning were negative as almost all major indices were trading lower in the early trade. Hinting at a negative opening, the SGX Nifty declined by almost 100 points on the Singaporean exchange around 8am on Tuesday. 

Japanese Nikkei 225 dropped 1.6%, Hang Seng Index fell by nearly 3% and Chinese Shanghai Composite was trading lower by 2.3% in early trade on Tuesday.  

Earlier, the US market ended flat with marginal cuts on Monday. Dow Jones declined by 0.14%, Nasdaq fell 0.18% and S&P 500 closed lower by 0.28%.  

Meanwhile, Zee Business research team brings you a list of 20 stocks that can be bought for profitable trade. The list comprises intraday stocks, F&O calls and stocks to buy on a short to long-term basis. Based on news development and share movements, these stocks are picked from cash, F&O and techno space to help investors make money on their capital. Below is the full list of stocks identified by Zee Business research analysts on Tuesday.  

Ashish Chaturvedi Stock Picks 
CASH 
BUY PUNJAB ALKALIES TARGET 1450 SL 1300 
 
FUTURES 
BUY APOLLO HOSP TARGET 4400 SL 4240 
 
OPTIONS 
BUY GLENMARK 380 PE TARGET 18 SL 10 
 
TECHNO 
BUY JB CHEM TARGET 1900 SL 1700 
 
FUNDA 
BUY COAL INDIA TARGET 240 SL 198 
 
INVEST STOCK 
BUY ABBOTT INDIA TARGET 24000 DURATION 6-9 MONTHS 
 
 
STOCK IN NEWS 
BUY TBZ TARGET 75.50 SL 72 
 
MY CHOICE 
SELL METROPOLIS FUT TARGET 1565 SL 1600 
BUY AARTI SURF TARGET 800 SL 760 
BUY NHPC TARGET 38 SL 33 
 
 
MY BEST 
BUY COAL INDIA TARGET 240 SL 198 
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Kushal Gupta Stock Recommendations
Cash 
Castrol India - Buy - 117, sl - 111 
 
FTR 
Escorts FUT - Sell - 1650, sl - 1725 
 
OPTN 
Hero Motocorp 2840 PE@91 - Buy - 110, sl - 80 
 
Techno 
Eicher Motors FUT - Sell - 2990, sl - 3110 
 
Funda 
ITC - Buy - 390, Duration - 1 year 
 
Invest 
Bharti Airtel - Buy - 840, Duration - 1 year 
 
News 
Max Financial FUT - Sell - 860, sl - 892 
 
Mychoice 
Granules India - Buy - 318/325, sl - 300 
 
NMDC FUT - Sell - 105, sl - 109 
 
ONGC FUT - Sell - 132, sl - 138 
 
Best Pick 
ITC - Buy - 390, Duration - 1 year