Top buy and sell ideas by Ashwani Gujral, Sudarshan Sukhani, Mitesh Thakkar for short term

The Sensex plunged 1,710 points to close at 28,869.51 while Nifty fell 498 points to end at 8,468.80.

According to the pivot charts, the key support level for Nifty is placed at 8208.05, followed by 7947.3. If the index moves up, key resistance levels to watch out for are 8928.55 and 9388.3.

Nifty Bank closed 7.11 percent down at 20,580.20. The important pivot level, which will act as crucial support for the index, is placed at 19717.37, followed by 18854.53. On the upside, key resistance levels are placed at 21993.56 and 23406.93.

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, top market experts recommend which stocks to bet on for good returns:

Ashwani Gujral of ashwanigujral.com

Buy Oil India Limited with a stop loss of Rs 72, target of Rs 80

Buy Bharat Electronics with a stop loss of Rs 68, target of Rs 76

Sell Maruti Suzuki with a stop loss of Rs 5500, target of Rs 5000

Sell Escorts with a stop loss of Rs 585, target of Rs 550

Sell Shriram Transport with a stop loss of Rs 700, target of Rs 650

Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com

Sell Cipla with stop loss at Rs 395 and target of Rs 360

Sell Petronet LNG with stop loss at Rs 200 and target of Rs 180

Sell Asian Paints with stop loss at Rs 1650 and target of Rs 1515

Sell Tata Steel with stop loss at Rs 286 and target of Rs 275

Mitesh Thakkar of miteshthakkar.com

Sell Bharat Forge  with a stop loss of Rs 354 for target of Rs 330

Sell Maruti Suzuki with a stop loss of Rs 5455 for target of Rs 5000

Sell Apollo Hospitals with a stop loss of Rs 1300 for target of Rs 1244

Sell Hindustan Unilever below Rs 1910 with stop loss of Rs 1926 for target of Rs 1880

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