Stocks to buy today, October 18: Indian benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 are likely to have a positive start on Tuesday as SGX Nifty - which is traded on the Singapore stock exchange - traded over 147 points, or 0.85 per cent, higher in the early trade. Asia-Pacific markets too showed positive sentiments as all of them traded in the green in early trade. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.46 per cent and South Korea's Kospi gained 1.13 per cent. MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan jumped 0.46 per cent.

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US Stocks too ended around 2 per cent higher on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 827.87 points, or 2.83 per cent, to 30,038.72, the S&P 500 gained 92.88 points, or 2.60 per cent, to 3,669.91 and the Nasdaq Composite added 232.05 points, or 2.23 per cent, to 10,649.15.

Earlier, the BSE Sensex jumped 491.01 points or 0.85 per cent to settle at 58,410.98 and NSE Nifty climbed 126.10 points or 0.73 per cent to close above the 17,300 level at 17,311.80.

Stocks recommended by Zee Business research analyst Kushal Gupta

CASH KA SHARE
ASTER DM HEALTH - BUY - Rs 250, Stop Loss - Rs 238

FUTURES
ICICI BANK - BUY - Rs 910, Stop Loss - Rs 877

OPTIONS
TCS 3100 Call Option @57 - BUY - Rs 70, Stop Loss - Rs 50

TECHNOLOGY
AXIS BANK - BUY - Rs 840, Stop Loss - Rs 807

FUNDAMENTAL
SBI LIFE - BUY - Rs 1400 DURATION 6 MONTHS

INVESTMENT
NTPC - BUY - Rs 210, DURATION 12 MONTHS

NEWS KE DUM PAR
CONCOR - BUY- Rs 733, Stop Loss - Rs 700

MYCHOICE
INFOSYS - BUY - 1520, Stop Loss - Rs 1460
CITY UNION BANK- BUY - 197, Stop Loss - Rs 187
COFORGE - BUY - 3800, Stop Loss - Rs 3650

BEST PICK
ICICI BANK FUT - BUY - Rs 910, Stop Loss - Rs 877

Stocks recommended by Zee Business research analyst Varun Dubey 

CASH KA SHARE
BUY MAHA SEAMLESS TARGET - Rs 910, Stop Loss - Rs 855

FUTURES
BUY PIRAMAL ENT FUT TARGET - Rs 830, Stop Loss - Rs 798

OPTIONS
BUY TATA MOTORS 400 Call Option TARGET - Rs 12, Stop Loss - Rs 8

TECHNOLOGY
BUY FDC TARGET - Rs 312, Stop Loss - Rs 294

FUNDAMENTAL 
BUY HINDALCO TARGET - Rs 400, Stop Loss - Rs 380

INVESTMENT
BUY CDSL TARGET - Rs 1600, DURATION 6 MONTHS

NEWS KE DUM PAR
BUY GUJARAT GAS TARGET - Rs 490, Stop Loss - Rs 460

MY CHOICE
BUY WIPRO TARGET Rs 390, Stop Loss - Rs 367
BUY CERA SANITARYWARE TARGET - Rs 5650, Stop Loss - Rs 5480
BUY GUJARAT FLUORO TARGET Rs 4050, Stop Loss - Rs 3920

BEST PICK
BUY PIRAMAL ENT FUT TARGET Rs 830,  Stop Loss - Rs 798