Stocks to buy today: Tata Steel, Axis Bank, Coal India, Chennai Petroleum among list of 20 stocks for profitable trade on July 26

Ahead of the market opening, the cues from the Asian and global markets remained muted on Tuesday morning.  

Indicating a flat opening for the Indian markets, SGX Nifty was trading lower by 30 points on the Singaporean exchange in early trade on Tuesday.  

Similarly, Japanese Nikkei 225 traded lower by 0.25 and Chinese Shanghai Composite dropped 0.10%, while Hang Seng Index at the Hong Kong Exchange was trading higher by 0.4%.  

Ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting, Dow Jones closed higher by 91 points from the day's lower level. The Nasdaq Index dropped 0.43% and S&P 500 gained 0.13% in the closing trade on Monday.  

Ahead of the market opening, Zee Business brings you a list of 20 stocks that can help investors make money in the short-to-long term. The list also comprises intraday calls. Below is the list of stocks identified Zee Business analysts on Tuesday.   

Ashish Chaturvedi Stock Picks
CASH STOCK
BUY PSP PROJECTS TARGET 660 SL 644

FUTURES
BUY COAL INDIA AUG TARGET 207 SL 195

OPTIONS
BUY APOLLO TYRES-AUGUST 215 CE TARGET 11.60 SL 6

TECHNO
BUY TIMKEN INDIA TARGET 3180 SL 2800

FUNDA
BUY TATA STEEL 990 SL 940

INVEST STOCK
BUY COFORGE TARGET 4360 DURATION 12 MONTHS

STOCK IN NEWS
BUY BAJAJ FINSERV TARGET 13100 SL 12500

MY CHOICE
BUY EIH LTD TARGET 150 SL 140
BUY V-GUARD TARGET 242 SL 228
BUY GMDC TARGET 165 SL 157

MY BEST
BUY COAL INDIA AUGSUT TARGET 207 SL 195

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Kushal Gupta Stock Picks

CASH
CHENNAI PETROLEUM - Buy - 290, sl - 278

FUTURES
TATA MOTORS AUG - SELL - 436, sl - 457

OPTIONS
AXIS BANK 730 AUG PE@25 - Buy - 40, sl - 18

TECHNO
MARUTI AUG FUT - SELL - 8350, SL - 8700

FUNDA
L&T BUY 2100, DURATION 12 MONTHS

INVESTMENT STOCK
POWER GRID BUY 250 DURATION 12 MONTHS

STOCK IN NEWS
TECH MAHINDRA AUG FUT - SELL - 990, SL - 1035

MY CHOICE
BALRAMPUR CHINI AUG FUT - SELL - 370, SL - 388
IDFC FIRST BANK AUG FUT - SELL- 35, SL - 37
BAJAJ AUTO AUG FUT - SELL - 3880, SL - 4050

MY BEST PICK
TATA MOTORS AUG - SELL - 436, SL - 457