Stocks to buy today, October 21: ITC, SBI, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, L&T among 20 shares in focus

Stocks to buy today, October 21: Stock market is likely to have a muted start on Friday as SGX Nifty - which is traded on the Singapore stock exchange - traded 11 points, or 0.06 per cent, lower at 17,509 in the early trade. Most of the Asian-Pacific markets too opened in the red today. While Japan's Nikkei 225 was down by over 53.81 points or 0.20 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi fell over 7 points or 0.32 per cent to trade at 2212 in the early trade. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong too traded in red and was down by over 86 points or 0.53  per cent.

US stocks closed lower on Thursday. The S&P 500 lost 29.38 points, or 0.80 per cent, to end at 3,665.78 points, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 65.664 points, or 0.61 per cent, to 10,614.844. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 92.22 points, or 0.30 per cent, to 30,333.59.

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Stocks recommended by Zee Business research analyst Kushal Gupta

CASH KA SHARE
LAKSHMI MACHINE - BUY - Rs 12600, Stop Loss - Rs 12100

FUTURES
L&T FIN HOLDINGS - BUY - Rs 82, Stop Loss - Rs 77.5

OPTIONS
UPL 710 Call Option @ 13 - BUY - 23, Stop Loss - 10

TECHNOLOGY
SBI - BUY - Rs 570, Stop Loss - Rs 550

FUNDAMENTAL
TATA MOTORS - BUY - Rs 480, DURATION 12 MONTHS

INVESTMENT
SAMVARDHANA MOTHERSON- BUY - 78, DURATION 12 MONTHS

NEWS KE DUM PAR
DYNAMATIC- BUY - Rs 2240, Stop Loss - Rs 2160

MY CHOICE
HAL - BUY - Rs 2520, Stop Loss - Rs 2430
 INTERGLOBE AVIATION - BUY - 1830, Stop Loss - Rs 1765
PRAJ IND BUY - RS 435, Stop Loss - Rs 415

BEST PICK
SBI - BUY - Rs 570, Stop Loss - Rs 550

Stocks recommended by Zee Business research analyst Varun Dubey

CASH KA SHARE
BUY BHARAT WIRE TARGET - Rs 130, Stop Loss - Rs 123

FUTURES
BUY ITC TARGET - Rs 365, Stop Loss - 344

OPTIONS
BUY AXIS BANK 830 Call Option TARGET - Rs 20,  Stop Loss - Rs 13

TECHNOLOGY 
SELL OBEROI REALTY FUT TARGET - Rs 835, Stop Loss - Rs 880

FUNDAMENTAL
BUY BAJAJ FINANCE TARGET - Rs 7650, Stop Loss - Rs 7300

INVESTMENT
BUY WESTLIFE DEVELOPMENT TARGET - Rs 900 DURATIONS 4-6 MONTHS

NEWS KE DUM PAR
BUY CENTUM ELEC TARGET - Rs 570, Stop Loss - Rs 540

MY CHOICE 
BUY TANLA PLATFORMS TARGET - Rs 850, Stop Loss - Rs 800
BUY ICICI BANK TARGET - Rs 920, Stop Loss - Rs 870
SELL IEX TARGET - Rs 135, Stop Loss - Rs 144

BEST PICK
BUY AXIS BANK 830 Call Option TARGET - Rs 20, Stop Loss - Rs 13