Top buy and sell ideas by Sudarshan Sukhani & Prakash Gaba for short term

After a subdued start, the market slipped in the red and traded with negative bias in the first half. However, it managed to pull back from the lows and ended the session higher.

Sensex closed 162 points, or 0.44 percent, higher at 36,724.74, with 18 stocks in the green. The Nifty index logged a gain of 47 points or 0.43 percent to settle at 10,844.65, with 30 stocks ending in the positive.

Midcaps and smallcaps underperformed Sensex as their sectoral indices on BSE climbed up to 0.29 percent.

The index is still trading below crucial short term moving averages and despite the bounce, the trend is still negative, suggest experts. Traders are advised to trade with strict stop losses as long as the index trades above 10,756-10637 levels.

According to the pivot charts, the key support level is placed at 10,774.4, followed by 10,704.1. If the index remains on an upward trajectory, key resistance levels to watch out for are 10,886.9 and 10,929.1.

The Nifty Bank index closed at 27,123.85, up 1.12 percent. The important pivot level, which will act as a crucial support for the index, is placed at 26,750.5, followed by 26,377.2. On the upside, key resistance levels are placed at 27,387.9 and 27,652.

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

Buy Cadila Healthcare with stop loss at Rs 226 and target of Rs 240

Buy Biocon with stop loss at Rs 224 and target of Rs 245

Buy Tata Consultancy Services with stop loss at Rs 2210 and target of Rs 2300

Sell Tata Motors with stop loss at Rs 113 and target of Rs 104

Buy Apollo Tyres with target at Rs 185 and stop loss at Rs 172

Buy Bharat Electronics with target at Rs 115 and stop loss at Rs 104

Buy M&M Financial Services with target at Rs 340 and stop loss at Rs 317

Buy UPL with target at Rs 600 and stop loss at Rs 548

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