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

After seeing a fall of more than two and half per cent on Thursday, the trends from Asian market were positive for the domestic market on Friday.

These stocks have been picked from cash, F&O and techno segments, and also include intraday calls. Source: Pixabay

After seeing a fall of more than two and half per cent on Thursday, the trends from Asian market were positive for the domestic market on Friday. Major Asian indices, including SGX Nifty Futures, were trading in the green in early trade on Friday.

In a positive sign for the Indian market, the SGX Nifty Futures rose more than 200 points or 1.3% on the Singaporean exchange around 8 am on Friday. Besides, Japanese Nikkei 225 gained over 1.1%, Hang Seng Index at the Hong Kong Exchange rose 1.5% and Chinese Shanghai Composite was trading higher by more than 0.7% in the early morning trade.

However, the US market has largely closed in the red on Thursday. On Wall Street, Dow Jones declined 0.75%, Nasdaq ended lower by 0.26% and S&P 500 declined 0.58% in Thursday's closing

Meanwhile, 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 from their investments. The stocks are also identified based on the development surrounding them. Zee Business research analysts Varun Dubey and Ashish Chaturvedi have picked the following stocks:

Varun Dubey Stock Picks

Cash

Buy KIM Target Rs 1300 SL Rs 1240

Futures

Buy Bandhan bank Target Rs 325 SL RS 308

Options

Buy Britannia 3340 CE Target Rs 50 SL RS 34

Tech

Buy RCF Target Rs 100 SL RS 95

Funda

Buy Birlasoft Target Rs 400 SL RS 375

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