Stocks to buy today: List of 20 stocks for profitable trade on May 19

If you are planning to diversify your portfolio and want to add new stocks to it, Zee Business research team brings you a list of 20 stocks that could be bought for robust returns on a short-term, positional and long-term basis. These stocks have been picked from cash, F&O and techno segments, and also include intraday calls. Investors can bet on these stocks to make money on their investments. The stocks are also identified based on the development surrounding them. Zee Business research analysts Varun Dubey and Ashish Chaturvedi have picked following stocks  

Varun Dubey Stock 

Cash 

Buy Tamil Nadu News Print Target Rs 222 SL RS 210 

Futures 

Sell Tata Motors Target Rs 400 SL RS 420 

Options 

Buy Wipro 480 PE Target Rs 9 SL Rs 5 

Tech 

Sell HPCL Futures Target Rs 235 SL RS 247 

Funda 

Sell Metropolis Futures Target Rs 1650 SL RS 1725 

IPL 

Buy Dabur Target Rs 600 Duration 6 to 8 Months 

News 

Buy Birlasoft Target Rs 405 SL RS 380 

My Choice 

Sell Pidilite Futures Target Rs 2080 SL RS 2170 

Sell Infosys Futures Target Rs 1465 SL RS 1525 

Sell DLF Futures Target Rs 315 SL Rs 327 

Best Pick 

Buy Wipro 480 PE Target Rs 9 SL Rs 5 

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Ashish Chaturvedi Stock Picks 

CASH STOCK 

BUY EQUITAS SFB TARGET 62 SL 57.50 

FUTURES 

SELL RBL BANK FUT TARGET 116.50 SL 122.50 

OPTIONS 

BUY CANARA BANK 195 PE TARGET 6.5 SL 2.60 

TECHNO 

BUY CG CONSUMER 350 PE TARGET 14.80 SL 7.40 

FUNDA 

SELL MANAPPURAM FUT TARGET 99 SL 106 

IPL STOCK 

BUY ABBOTT INDIA TARGET 24000 DURATION 9-12 MONTHS 

STOCK IN NEWS 

SELL BPCL FUT TARGET 320 SL 340 

MY CHOICE 

SELL OBEROI REALTY FUT TARGET 795 SL 835 

SELL CANFIN HOMES FUT TARGET 466 SL 486 

SELL GODREJ PROP FUT TARGET 1315 SL 1375 

MY BEST 

SELL BPCL FUT TARGET 320 SL 340 

Meanwhile, Asian market were trading deep in the red on Thursday. Japanese Nikkei was down more than 2.5%, Hang Seng Index at the Hong Kong Exchange declined more than 3% and Chinese Shanghai Composite was trading lower by 0.8% in the early trade.  

Besides, SGX Nifty Futures dropped over 300 points on the Singaporean Exchange, hinting a negative opening for the Indian market on Thursday.