Traders' Diary: Buy, sell or hold strategy on Paytm, Bharti Airtel, Yatharth, LTIMindtree, Coforge, 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 Friday, August 18. Check out which stocks are on analysts Arman Nahar and Kushal Gupta's radar, and what they recommend in cash and derivative segments.

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

Arman Nahar

Buy Paytm shares in the cash segment for a target price of Rs 892 with a stop loss at Rs 856   

Buy NTPC futures for a target of Rs 223.5 with a stop loss at Rs 214   

Buy the Rs 860 call option of Bharti Airtel at Rs 9.95 for a target of Rs 13.5 with a stop loss at Rs 9

Technical pick: Buy BEML shares for a target price of Rs 2,100 with a stop loss at Rs 2,020

Fundamental pick: Buy MTAR  shares for a one-year target of Rs 2,700

Investment idea: Buy HDFC AMC shares for a one-year target of Rs 3,000

News-based pick: Buy Sula Vineyards shares for a target of Rs 505 with a stop loss at Rs 483.5   

My Choice picks:            

• Buy Time Technoplast shares for a target of Rs 140.5 with a stop loss at Rs 134.7
• Buy Welspun India shares for a target of Rs 119 with a stop loss at Rs 113.7
• Buy LTIMindtree shares for a target of Rs 5,350 with a stop loss at Rs 5,050        

Kushal Gupta

Buy Yatharth Hospital shares in the spot market for a target of Rs 321 with a stop loss at Rs 306

Sell JK Cement futures for a target of Rs 2,950 with a stop loss at Rs 3,090

Buy the Rs 2,460 put option of InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) at Rs 42 for a target of Rs 62 with a stop loss at Rs 34  

Technical pick: Sell Kotak Mahindra Bank  shares for a target of Rs 1,720 with a stop loss at Rs 1,800

Fundamental pick: Buy Bharat Forge shares for a one-year target of Rs 1,150

Investment idea: Buy Finolex Cables shares for a one-year target of Rs 1,230

News-based pick: Buy Zydus Life shares for a target of Rs 665 with a stop loss at Rs 638

My Choice picks: 

• Sell Coforge shares for a target of Rs 4,880 with a stop loss at Rs 5,070
• Sell ICICI Bank shares for a target of Rs 935 with a stop loss at Rs 962
• Buy JBM Auto shares for a one-year target of Rs 1,700

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