It is advisable to remain cautious and not venture into over-leveraged positions. Here is a list of top three stocks that could deliver returns of up to 8-10 percent.

Buy Colgate Palmolive, target Rs 1250: Ashish Chaturmohta

"The stock can be bought at current level and on dips to Rs 1,110 with a stop loss below Rs 1,080 and a target of Rs 1,250 levels," says Ashish Chaturmohta, Head Technical and Derivatives at Sanctum Wealth Management.

Top 5 buys that could deliver close to 19% returns in the May series

"The immediate resistance is seen at 10,850 levels. On the downside, the immediate support for the index is seen at 10,690 levels. Breaking below this level, the index may test 10,614 levels," says Ashish Chaturmohta, Head Technical and Derivatives at Sanctum Wealth Management.

Buy Nifty on dips towards 10,700, Colgate can offer up to 5% return in short-term

Jaydeb Dey, Technical Analyst at Stewart & Mackertich Wealth Management said the upside resistance for the Bank Nifty is placed around 25,750 levels and downside pivotal support at around 25,340 levels.

Buy Colgate Palmolive, target Rs 1148: Guiness Securities

" The daily Relative Strength Index (RSI) of Colgate is showing upward momentum and the MACD is trading with positive crossover whereas +DI just started the journey above –DI," says Abhishek Mondal of Guiness Securities.

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Bull's Eye: Buy Godrej Industries, Colgate, NBCC, Apollo Tyres, Thomas Cook, Bata

Shahina Mukadam, Independent Market Expert is of the view that one may buy Motherson Sumi with a target of Rs 290.

Sell PNB, Capital First; buy Mindtree, Colgate, Titan: Sudarshan Sukhani

Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com is of the view that one can sell PNB and Capital First and can buy Mindtree, Colgate Palmolive and Titan Company.

Sell BEL, Adani Ports; Buy Colgate Palmolive, says Ashwani Gujral

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Buy Colgate Palmolive; sell Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports: Ashwani Gujral

Ashwani Gujral of ashwanigujral.com is of the view that one can buy Colgate Palmolive and can sell Bharat Electronics and Adani Ports.

Buy KPIT Technologies, sell Colgate Palmolive: Sandeep Wagle

Sandeep Wagle of powermywealth.com is of the view that one can buy KPIT Technologies and sell Colgate Palmolive.

Hold Colgate Palmolive, says Prakash Gaba

Prakash Gaba of prakashgaba.com is of the view that one may hold Colgate Palmolive.

Exit Colgate Palmolive: Gaurang Shah

According to Gaurang Shah of Geojit Financial Services, one may exit Colgate Palmolive.

Buy KPIT Technologies, Colgate Palmolive; sell BEML, India Cements: Sudarshan Sukhani

Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com is of the view that one can buy KPIT Technologies and Colgate Palmolive and can sell BEML and India Cements.

Sell PNB, HPCL; buy Hexaware, Infosys, Jubilant Foodworks, Sun Pharma: Sudarshan Sukhani

Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com is of the view that one can sell PNB and HPCL and can buy Hexaware, Infosys, Jubilant Foodworks and Sun Pharma.

Buy Adani Ports, Colgate Palmolive, Indiabulls Housing Finance; hold L&T Infotech, TCS: Sudarshan Sukhani

Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com is of the view that one can buy Adani Ports, Colgate Palmolive and Indiabulls Housing Finance and can hold L&T Infotech and TCS.

Buy Asian Paints, Colgate, Interglobe Aviation; sell Union Bank, SREI Infra: Sudarshan Sukhani

Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com is of the view that one can buy Asian Paints, Colgate and Interglobe Aviation and can sell Union Bank of India and SREI Infrastructure.

Top buy & sell ideas by Mitessh Thakkar & Prakash Gaba for December 21

Prakash Gaba of prakashgaba.com recommends buying DLF with target at Rs 260 and stop loss at Rs 237, a buy on Larsen & Toubro with a target at Rs 1256 and stop loss at Rs 1222 and a buy also on NIIT Tech with target at Rs 660 and stop loss at Rs 662.

Buy Wipro, Colgate Palmolive, NCC, PVR: Mitessh Thakkar

Mitessh Thakkar of miteshthacker.com suggests buying Wipro, Colgate Palmolive, NCC and PVR.

Buy India Cements, Colgate Palmolive, Marico: Mitessh Thakkar

Mitessh Thakkar of mitesshthakkar.com suggests buying India Cements, Colgate Palmolive and Marico.

Buy BPCL, HPCL, Yes Bank, Colgate Palmolive, Maruti Suzuki; sell Bharti Infratel: Sudarshan Sukhani

Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com is of the view that one can buy BPCL, HPCL, Yes Bank, Colgate Palmolive and Maruti Suzuki and can sell Bharti Infratel.

Buy HPCL, Sun TV Network, Tata Consultancy Services, Bata India; sell Canara Bank: Sudarshan Sukhani

Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com is of the view that one can buy HPCL, Sun TV Network, Tata Consultancy Services and Bata India and can sell Canara Bank.

Sell ICICI Prudential Life, Adani Port; buy Colgate: Ashwani Gujral

Ashwani Gujral of ashwanigujral.com is of the view that one may sell ICICI Prudential Life and Adani Port.

Buy Ashok Leyland, Bharat Financial, Colgate; sell IRB Infra: Sudarshan Sukhani

Sudarshan Sukhani of s2analytics.com is of the view that one may buy Ashok Leyland, Bharat Financial and Colgate Palmolive.

These top 4 stocks could give up to 61% return in 9-12 months

The Sensex ended at 33,250.30, rising 1.27 percent over previous week while the Nifty ended with a gain of 1.42 percent at 10,265.65 in the week gone by.