Traders' Diary: Buy, sell or hold strategy on HDFC Bank, PB Fintech, RailTel, ICICI Lombard, Mphasis, over a dozen other stocks today

In this edition of Traders' Diary, the Zee Business research team shares exclusive research on 20 stocks that investors and traders can track on Tuesday, August 8. Check out which stocks are on analysts Varun Dubey and Ashish Chaturvedi's radar, and what they recommend in cash and derivative segments.

Here's the complete list of investment and trading ideas for the day:

Varun Dubey

Buy RailTel shares in the cash segment for a target price of Rs 180 with a stop loss at Rs 170

Buy Torrent Pharma futures for a target of Rs 2,150 with a stop loss at Rs 2,030

Buy the Rs 1,400 call option of ICICI Lombard for a target of Rs 55 with a stop loss at Rs 35

Technical pick: Buy PFC shares for a target of Rs 277 with a stop loss at Rs 260

Fundamental pick: Buy Max Healthcare for a target of Rs 605 with a stop loss at Rs 571

Investment idea: Buy Affle India shares for an eight-month target of Rs 1,400

News-based pick: Buy BEML shares for a target of Rs 2,080 with a stop loss at Rs 1,970

My Choice picks: 

• Buy PB Fintech shares for a target of Rs 830 with a stop loss at Rs 785
• Buy ADF Foods shares for a target of Rs 1,130 with a stop loss at Rs 1,070
• Buy Gland Pharma shares for a target of Rs 1,400 with a stop loss at Rs 1,320

Ashish Chaturvedi

Buy Mangalore Chemicals shares in the spot market for a target of Rs 110 with a stop loss at Rs 104

Buy HDFC Bank futures for a target of Rs 1,680 with a stop loss at Rs 1,655

Buy the Rs 2,340 call option of Mphasis for a target of Rs 95 with a stop loss at Rs 74

Technical pick: Buy Sequent Scientific shares for a target of Rs 110 with a stop loss at Rs 94

Fundamental pick: Buy Indigo Paints shares for a target of Rs 1,680 with a stop loss at Rs 1,580

Investment idea: Buy LTTS shares for a 12-month target of Rs 4,800

News-based pick: Buy Bayer Cropscience shares for a target of Rs 4,730 with a stop loss at Rs 4,550

My Choice picks: 

• Buy Man Industries shares for a target of Rs 150 with a stop loss at Rs 144   
• Buy SH Kelkar shares for a target of Rs 133 with a stop loss at Rs 125   
• Buy India Glycols shares for a target of Rs 660 

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