Traders' Diary: Buy, sell or hold strategy on RailTel, BPCL, Asian Paints, Power Grid, 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 Thursday, January 18. Check out which stocks are on analysts Varun Dubey 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:

Varun Dubey

Buy RailTel shares in the cash segment for a target price of Rs 378 with a stop loss at Rs 465

Sell HDFC Bank futures for a target of Rs 1,500 with a stop loss at Rs 1,560

Buy the Rs 7,700 call option of Persistent Systems for a target of Rs 260 with a stop loss at Rs 180

Technical pick: Sell GNFC shares for a target price of Rs 715 with a stop loss at Rs 744

Fundamental pick: Buy Mahindra & Mahindra shares for a target of Rs 1,630 with a stop loss at Rs 1,580

Investment idea: Power Finance Corporation (PFC) shares for a six months target of Rs 450

News-based pick: Buy Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services shares for a target of Rs 217 with a stop loss at Rs 205

My Choice picks:

• Buy Sobha shares for a target of Rs 1,380 with a stop loss at Rs 1,300
• Sell Atul for a target of Rs 6,420 with a stop loss at Rs 6,680
• Buy Mishra Dhatu shares for a target of Rs 450 with a stop loss at Rs 425

Kushal Gupta

Buy JK Tyre shares in the cash segment for a target of Rs 415 with a stop loss at Rs 395

Sell Kotak Mahindra Bank futures for a target of Rs 1,730 with a stop loss at Rs 1,810

Buy the Rs 3,240 call option of Asian Paints at Rs 85 for a target of Rs 115 with a stop loss at Rs 60

Technical pick: Sell Biocon shares for a target of Rs 271 with a stop loss at Rs 285

Fundamental pick: Buy Suprajit Engineering shares for a one-year target of Rs 500

Investment idea: Buy Power Grid Corporation of India shares for a one-year target of Rs 300

News-based pick: Buy REC Limited shares for a target of Rs 440 with a stop loss at Rs 422

My Choice picks:

• Sell Ramco Cement for a target of Rs 922 with a stop loss at Rs 970
• Sell IndusInd Bank for a target of Rs 1,600 with a stop loss at Rs 1,664
• Sell Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) for a target of Rs 462 with a stop loss at Rs 478