"Long term investors should not get carried away by such instant short term outperformance and can have exposure upto 20-25 percent in few promising quality mid & small cap stocks," Prashanth Tapse said.

Monsoon to bring relief amid COVID-19 pain; 9 stocks that could benefit

Experts point out that the rabi season ended largely on expected lines and at present, it appears the kharif crop is unlikely to be affected and may see a normal season.

Worst may be behind: Experts suggest these 10 stocks for your portfolio

The market is expected to break out of its 3-month high soon and Nifty may hit 10,300 this week itself, feels an expert

A longer period of pain for consumer durables and capital goods, but brokerages see strong growth in 5 stocks

While some sectors of the economy may see some relief after the lockdown ends, there are some, such as capital goods and consumer durables, that may have to wait for a longer time to see normalcy return to them.

These 20 stocks will reap benefits of govt's focus on infra, smart cities

The government consistently focuses on development of smart cities across country, especially since they came in to power in 2014.

April buys: Sobha, HDFC AMC among 10 stocks that brokerages are betting on

There has never been dearth of quality and alpha-generating stocks in the market irrespective of cycles. Hence, investors may still invest in quality stocks, said an expert

Abakkus Growth Fund buys stake in Shoppers Stop, SBI MF in CG Consumer

SBI Mutual Fund purchased 39 lakh shares of Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals at Rs 212.5 per share while Nordea 1 Sicav was the seller, offloading 77,57,531 shares at Rs 212.55 per share on BSE.

Goldman Sachs positive on value cyclicals & quality midcaps, lists 15 favourites

The global investment bank expects returns to be driven largely by earnings with potential valuation overshoot in the near-term.

Edelweiss names 10 beaten-down stocks that could give double-digit returns

The risks to portfolio would be geopolitical tension and global recession (as there are expectations of economy slowdown in US and Europe), Edelweiss said.

Seven picks from 5 sectors by Elara Capital that are likely to hog limelight in 2019

We expect the Nifty earnings to grow at a CAGR of ~20 percent between FY19-21 and the economic fundamental is likely to improve further, says Sundar Muthukrishnan of Elara Capital

Buy Crompton Greaves Consumer with 14% upside: Ashish Chaturmohta

The stock can be bought at current levels and on dips to Rs 226 with a stop loss below Rs 215 and a target of Rs 260.

Stock-specific play: Brokerages bet on 15 companies for 10-44% returns in 2019

Mayuresh Joshi of Angel Broking said the year 2019 will largely be a year of stock-specific stories.

Watch out! Brokerages downgraded these 10 stocks in last one month

In the last one month, brokerage houses downgraded several stocks either due to weak corporate earnings, higher valuations or stock-specific news.

Podcast | Stock Picks of the Day: 3 buys across market capitalisation that may return up to 14%

Almost all sectoral indices have reached the overbought zone on daily charts, indicating unfavourable risk-reward ratio in fresh longs from current levels.

Buy or sell: Top stock trading ideas by market experts which are good short term bets

Rajesh Agarwal of AUM Capital recommends buying Apollo Hospitals with stop loss at Rs 1035 and target of Rs 1110, NIIT Technologies with stop loss at Rs 1268 and target of Rs 1320 and Tata Steel with stop loss at Rs 558 and target of Rs 583.

Bulls take charge on D-St! 10 stocks to buy post Q1 numbers which could give up to 45%

The S&P BSE Sensex hit a fresh record high of 37,327 while Nifty50 hit a fresh record high above 11,200 at 11,253 in the morning session.

As market inches towards record highs, these 25 stocks may return up to 54%

With challenges on the macro front and increasing political headwinds faced by the BJP heading into the 2019 general elections, Prabhudas Lilladher believes traders are likely to remain cautious

Buy Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals: Ashish Chaturmohta

The Relative strength index has given positive crossover with its average on the daily chart. Thus, the stock can be bought at current levels and on dips to Rs 230 with a stop loss below Rs 220 and a target of Rs 275 levels, says Ashish Chaturmohta of Sanctum Wealth Management.

These 5 buys could return 9-17% in the short term

Though the Nifty managed to close above the resistance zone of 10,760-10,770, it has formed Gravestone Doji candlestick pattern on the daily chart which is a reversal pattern.

Buy Crompton Greaves Consumer, target Rs 268: Shitij Gandhi

"Traders can accumulate the stock in a range of Rs 240-245 for the upside target of Rs 268 and a stop loss below Rs 225," says Shitij Gandhi of SMC Global Securities.

Buy or sell: Top stock trading ideas by Shitij Gandhi, Prakash Gaba & Rajesh Agarwal

Rajesh Agarwal of AUM Capital recommends buying Havells India, Tata Motors and State Bank of India.

Podcast | Remain cautious on Nifty despite bounce back; 3 stocks that could return 11-14%

Among put options, the 10,500 strike price still has the highest open interest of nearly 60 lakh shares.

Nifty at 10,950 a possibility in May series; see up to 11% return on these 4 stocks

The Nifty is expected to face immediate resistance at around 10,760 and 10,790 levels and is likely to find support around 10,640 and 10,600 levels. Moreover, if the index manages to breach 10,790 levels on the closing basis, then a further rally towards 10,950 is possible.

Buy Crompton Greaves Consumer, target Rs 275: Abhishek Mondal

"Traders can buy the stock around current level and add on dips around Rs 244-246 with a stop loss below Rs 234 (closing) for a target of Rs 275," says Abhishek Mondal, Research Analyst at Guiness Securities.

Divi's Labs, Pfizer among top 5 stocks that could deliver up to 16% return

Divis Laboratories, Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, Indian Hotels, Pfizer and Bombay Dyeing could give up to 16% return in the short term