The Indian markets closed in the red for the second day in a row amid profit booking and weak global cues on Thursday. Banking, financial and consumer durable stocks declined most as benchmarks Nifty50 and the Sensex ended with minor cuts of 0.13% and 0.15% respectively. Nifty midcap and small indices settled with around 0.50% gains. IT, metal, Pharma, healthcare, oil & gas sectors saw buying interest in falling market. The Bank Nifty too ended over 600 points lower as the banking index settled above 35,500.  

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On Friday morning, Asian market was trading mixed as Japanese Nikkei 225 gained 0.70%, Hang Seng Index at the Hong Kong Exchange declined 0.20% and Shanghai composite was trading flat with positive bias on in the early trade.  

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Earlier, U.S. stocks rose following choppy trading abroad on Thursday, and oil prices pulled back, as investors watched Western leaders present a unified front against Russia`s invasion of Ukraine, said Reuters. 
Technology companies lifted U.S. stock indexes after a sharp fall in the previous session, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite up 269.24 points, or nearly 2%, to 14,191.84. 
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 349.44 points, or about 1%, to 34,707.94 and the S&P 500 gained 63.92 points, or 1.43%, to 4,520.16.  

Meanwhile, ahead of the market opening, Zee Business research team has picked 20 stocks for profitable trade for investors. The stocks have been picked from cash, techno and F&O space with short-term, positional and long-term view.  

Ashish Chaturvedi Stock Picks
CASH STOCK
BUY DALMIA BHARAT SUGAR TARGET 530 SL 505

FUTURES
BUY CHOLA INVEST TARGET 750 SL 720

OPTIONS
BUY RELIANCE 2580 CE TARGET 57 SL 23

TECHNO
BUY INTELLECT DESIGN TARGET 980 SL 815

FUNDA
BUY SHYAM METALICS TARGET 430 DURATION 3 MONTHS 1

INVESTMENT PICK
BUY RAIN IND TARGET 250 DURATON 12 MONTHS

STOCK IN NEWS
BUY EICHER MOT 2445 SL 2300

MY CHOICE
SELL MARUTI FUT TARGET 7425 SL 7620
BUY UPL TARGET 807 SL 790
BUY ANUPAM RASAYAN TARGET 885 SL 855

MY BEST
BUY INTELLECT DESIGN TARGET 980 SL 815
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Kushal Gupta Stock Picks

Cash
Kalpataru Power Transmission - Buy - 383, sl - 368

FTR
PVR FUT - Buy - 1830, sl - 1755

OPTN
DLF 360 CE@8.7 - Buy - 13, SL - 6

Techno
GNFC - Buy - 825, sl - 790

Funda
MCX - Buy - 1700
Duration - 6 months

Invest
L&T - Buy - 2100, Duration - 1 year

News
GR Infra - Buy - 1500, sl - 1430

Mychoice
Interglobe Aviation - Buy - 1900, sl - 1840
Motherson Sumi - Buy - 137, sl - 129
Exide Ind - Buy - 160, sl - 151

Best Pick
PVR FUT - Buy - 1830, sl - 1755

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