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. 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 

IPL 

Buy Axis Bank Target Rs 800 Duration 6 Months 

News 

Buy NR Agarwal Target Rs 250 SL RS 237 

My Choice 

Buy V-Guard Target Rs 232 SL RS 220 

Buy NALCO Target Rs 98 SL RS 92 

Buy Hind Zinc Target Rs 297 SL RS 280 

Best Pick 

Buy KIMS Target Rs 1300 SL Rs 1240 

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Ashish Chaturvedi Stock Picks 

CASH STOCK 

BUY TGV SRAAC TARGET 95 SL 86   

FUTURES 

BUY TATA STEEL 1155 SL 1100   

OPTIONS 

BUY VEDL 310 CE TARGET 11 SL 5   

TECHNO 

BUY TTK HEALTH TARGET 875 DURATION 1 WEEK   

FUNDA 

BUY HIND COPPER TARGET 124 DURATION 3-6 MONTHS   

IPL STOCK 

BUY SAIL TARGET 96 DURATION 12 MONTHS   

STOCK IN NEWS 

BUY GMM PFAUDLER TARGET 4651 SL 4400   

MY CHOICE 

BUY MAN INFRA TARGET 94 SL 89 

BUY CONCOR TARGET 630 SL 600 

BUY SUNFLAG IRON TARGET 110 SL 98   

MY BEST 

BUY TTK HEALTH TARGET 875 DURATION 1 WEEK