Stocks to buy today: List of 20 stocks to buy on March 24

The Indian markets ended with nearly a half per cent cut on Wednesday as soaring crude oil prices and Russia-Ukraine war continue to weigh on the domestic market. The broader Nifty50 dropped 0.4% to end below 17,250, while the Sensex shed more than 300 points to close aboe 57,600. Outperforming benchmarks, Nifty midcap settled with over 0.5% gains Auto, banking and realty stocks declined the most, while some buying interest was seen in metal, pharma and oi & gas sectors. 

Asian markets were trading negative in Thursday's early trade as Japanese Nikkei corrected more than 1%, Hang Seng Index at the Hong Kong exchange was trading lower by 0.4% and Chinese Shanghai Composite dragged nearly 0.5%.  

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Meanwhile, Russia plans to reopen its stock market for limited trading on Thursday, nearly one month after shares plunged and the exchange was shut down following the invasion of Ukraine. 

There will be heavy restrictions on trading intended to prevent the kind of massive selloff that took place on February 24 in anticipation of crushing financial and economic sanctions from Western nations. 

Earlier, major U.S. equities indices declined more than 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 448.96 points, or 1.29%, to 34,358.5; the S&P 500 lost 55.41 points, or 1.23%, to 4,456.2; and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 186.21 points, or 1.32%, to 13,922.60. 

Ahead of the market opening, Zee Business research team brings you a list of 20 stocks from cash, F&O segments to help investors make money in the short-term, positional trade and on long-term basis.  

Kushal Gupta Stock Picks 

Cash 

UTI AMC - Buy - 1000, sl - 962 

FTR 

Apollo Tyres - Sell - 183, sl - 192 

OPTN 

Berger Paints 680 PE@12.05 - Buy - 24, sl - 9 

Techno 

Godrej Prop - Sell - 1515, sl - 1575 

Funda 

Bharat Forge - Sell - 660, sl - 692 

Invest 

Divi's Lab - Buy - 5250 

Duration - 1 year 

News 

ABB India - Sell - 1980, sl - 2070 

Mychoice 

Pidilite - Sell - 2360, sl - 2455 

Best Pick 

Apollo Tyres - Sell - 183, sl - 192 

Ashish Chaturvedi Stock Picks  

CASH STOCK 

BUY TRIVENI TURBINE TARGET 210 SL 194   

FUTURES 

BUY LAURUS LABS TARGET 620 SL 600   

OPTIONS 

BUY ONGC 175 CE TARGET 7 SL 3   

TECHNO 

BUY KAMAT HOTELS TARGET 80 SL 65   

FUNDA 

BUY ROSSEL INDIA TARGET 205 DURATION 6 MONTHS 

INVESTMENT PICK 

BUY FORTIS HEALTH TARGET 350 DURATION 12 MONTHS 

STOCK IN NEWS 

BUY SONA BLW TARGET 713 SL 678 

MY CHOICE 

BUY CHOLA INVST TARGET 740 SL 715 

BUY TATA ELXSI TARGET 7970 SL 7600 

BUY SBI CARDS TARGET 890 SL 852 

MY BEST 

BUY FORTIS HEALTH TARGET 350 DURATION 12 MONTHS