The Indian markets ended with minor cuts to close in the red for the second consecutive session after surging for three days in a row in view of Budget announcements last week on Friday. Domestic equity benchmarks Nifty50 and the S&P BSE Sensex slipped 0.25% and 0.2% respectively. The broader Nifty closed just above 17,500, while the Sensex settled after shedding over 140 points on Friday. Benchmarks Nifty and the Sensex gained 2.4% and 2.5% respectively for the week ended February 4,  

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On Monday, Asian markets were trading lower largely after markets eased on stunningly strong U.S. jobs data and Russia-Ukraine tension. U.S. jobs data soothed concerns about the global economy but also added to the risk of an aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve. Geopolitics also remained a worry as the White House warned Russia could invade Ukraine any day and French President Emmanuel Macron prepared for a trip to Moscow Japanese Nikkei 225 was down 0.80%, Hang Seng Index was trading lower by 0.52%, while Chinese Shanghai Composite traded 1.80% higher.  

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Besides, SGX Nifty too traded with 34 points cut to 17,456 on the Singaporean Exchange.  

Earlier on Friday, the US markets mostly returned to trading back in green. Except for Dow Jones, all major indices ended with gains on Friday. Dow Jones slipped marginally by 0.06%, while Nasdaq ended 1.58% higher, S&P500 closed 0.52% above and Russell gained 0.57%.  

Ahead of the market opening, Zee Business Research Team shortlisted a list of 20 stocks for profitable trade on Monday. These stocks are picked to help investors generate return on short-term, positional and long-term investment. Below is the list of stocks: 

Ashish Chaturvedi Stock Picks 

CASH STOCK 

BUY PITTI ENG TARGET 295 SL 277   

FUTURES 

SELL MUTHOOT TARGET 1390 SL 1433   

OPTIONS 

BUY MARICO 520 CE TARGET 9.70 SL 6.50   

TECHNO 

BUY CENTURY ENKA TARGET 670 SL 605   

FUNDA 

BUY NITIN SPINNERS TARGET 350 DURATION 1 WEEK   

INVESTMENT PICK 

BUY ACTION CONSTRUCTION TARGET 275 DURATION 9-12 MONTHS   

STOCK IN NEWS 

BUY GULF OIL TARGET 485 SL 462   

MY CHOICE 

BUY GO FASHIONS TARGET 1070 SL 1002 

BUY GOKEX TARGET 425 SL 400 

BUY BOROSIL RENEW 750 SL 680 

MY BEST 

BUY CENTURY ENKA TARGET 670 SL 605 

Kushal Gupta Stock Picks

Cash 

FDC - Buy - 304, sl - 290 

FTR 

GNFC - Buy - 470, sl - 450 

OPTN 

Godrej Properties 1500 @89 - Buy - 115, sl - 80 

Techno 

HCL Tech Buy 1195, sl 1150 

Funda 

Aarti Ind - Buy - 1030, sl - 990 

INVEST 

Tata Motors Buy 700, Duration 1 Year 

NEWS 

Buy CMS Info Buy 282, SL 268 

MY CHOICE 

Interglobe Aviation BUY 2030, SL 1950 

Lakshmi Machine BUY 11100, SL 10700 

CDSL BUY 1630, SL 1560 

MY BEST  

FDC - Buy - 304, sl - 290