Stocks to buy today: List of 20 stocks for profitable trade on December 13

The Indian markets closed flat on Friday ahead of inflation data in the US and FIIs selling pressure. Putting a break to three-day gaining streak, benchmark indices Nifty50 and the Sensex both ended 0.03 per cent lower on Friday. The Nifty closed 5.55 points down, while the Sensex shed 20.46points as 20 shares advanced on the Nifty index and 15 on the 13-share Sensex. The indices were dragged by Titan, Kotak Bank, HDFC, Axis Bank, Divis Lab, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra and Tata Consumer shares, while Asian Paints, Grasim, SBI Life, BPCL, State Bank of India Mahindra and Mahindra lent support to two headline indices.

Meanwhile, Asian markets were off to a good start on Monday as most of them traded in the green. Japanese Nikkei 225 was trading 1.10% or 313 points up to 28,751, Hang Seng Index at the Hong Kong Exchange was also 0.99% higher, while Shanghai Composite was 0.65% up around 7.15 am this morning.

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Earlier on Friday, the Wall Street saw strong closing as Dow Jones ended 216 points or 0.60% higher at 35,971, Nasdaq Composite scaled 113 points or 0.73% to 15,631, while S&P 500 closed on record high after gaining 0.99% or 44.57 % to 4712.02

Ahead of the market open on Monday, Zee Business research team brings you a list of 20 stocks for profitable trade. These stocks have been shortlisted from Cash, F&O and techno segments to help investors and traders maximise their profit. Below is the list of stocks identified by Zee Business research analysts on Monday.

Ashish Chaturvedi Stock Picks  

BUY MAX INDIA TARGET 81 SL 76.50  

BUY ASIAN PAINTS TARGET 3350 SL 3260  

BUY L&TFH 81 CE TARGET 3.20 SL 1.60  

BUY IBULHSGFIN TARGET 315 SL 240  

BUY GSK PHARMA TARGET 2350 DURATION 1 YEAR  

BUY TTK HEALTHCARE 1140 DURATION 18 MONTHS  

BUY MINDA IND TARGET 956 SL 930  

BUY TATA STEEL TARGET 1240 SL 1150

BUY BANK OF BARODA TARGET 97 SL 91.50

BUY SPICEJET TARGET 73.50 SL 68.80

Ashish Best Pick

BUY IBULHSGFIN TARGET 315 SL 240

Deepanshu Bhandari Stock Picks  

Buy Gokaldas Target 282, SL 265  

Buy Power grid Fut   Target 209, SL 198  

Buy ICICI bank 760 Call at 15   Target 27, SL 11  

Buy Cummins Target 1005, SL 960  

Buy AB Capital Target 145, SL 117  

Buy Indiamart  Target 8200, Time 6 months  

Buy Antony Waste   Target 305, SL 288  

Buy Kpr Mill   Target 545, SL 513  

Buy Arvind Target 122, SL 114  

Buy BHEL Target 69, SL 62  

Deepanshu Best Pick

Buy Gokaldas Target 282, SL 265

(Disclaimer: The views/suggestions/advice expressed here in this article are solely by investment experts. Zee Business suggests its readers to consult with their investment advisers before making any financial decision.)