The broader markets also traded in line with benchmark indices as the BSE Midcap index gained 35 percent and Smallcap index rose 40 percent.

Market turns volatile in May but analysts start coverage on 11 stocks with 16-77% upside

Most experts favour quality stocks, saying once the pandemic is brought under control, these will be first to gain.

Jefferies initiates coverage on 5 realty stocks, Godrej Properties top pick

Though the BSE realty index has fallen 47% in three months, Jefferies says only the strong will survive and make gains.

Kotak upgrades 14 stocks to buy in March after the virus-led correction

Given the sharp fall in stock prices across sectors, most experts advised accumulating quality and fundamentally strong scrips with a long term perspective.

Hot Stocks | Here's why you can buy Jubilant Life Sciences for a short term

The theme of this month has been the mid and small-caps, which outperformed benchmarks with a huge margin.

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

Mitesh Thakkar of miteshthakkar.com recommends buying Bharti Airtel with a stop loss of Rs 461 for target of Rs 485 and GAIL India with a stop loss of Rs 125 for target of Rs 137.

Cherry-picking in times of volatility: Brokerages bet on 10 stocks for 16-35% returns

Rusmik Oza said a 5-6 percent correction from the peak levels could be a healthy one for the long-term market sentiment.

Booster plan for real estate may have a multiplier effect; top 26 stocks that may benefit the most

VK Vijaykumar of Geojit Financial Service feels the proposed AIF is better than the earlier one since this also includes projects referred to NCLT.

Podcast | Stock picks of the day: Nifty likely to consolidate in 11,450-11,650 range

Clearly it’s a sell on rallies market, as both technical parameters and derivative data are pointing towards limited upside in prices moving forward.

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps; these 10 rate-sensitive stocks are likely to benefit the most

Atish Matlawala of SSJ Finance & Securities said that rate cut will benefit banks as they will be able to bring down the cost of funds and pass on the benefit to the borrowers

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

Nifty may consolidate around 11,600 levels; buy these two stocks for the medium-term

Any temporary cool-off towards 11,400 should be used as an incremental buying opportunity, paving the way for the next leg of upmove, says Dharmesh Shah of ICICI Direct.com

Top buy & sell ideas by Ashwani Gujral, Sudarshan Sukhani, Mitessh Thakkar for short term

Mitessh Thakkar of mitesshthakkar.com is of the view that one may buy M&M with a stoploss of Rs 766 and target of Rs 799.

These 10 moneymaking ideas by experts could return 5-14% in 1-2 months

If the Nifty stays below the key support zone of 11,379–11,359, then experts see this profit-booking getting extended towards 11,300-11,235 levels

These 10 value picks could deliver 10-37% return in 1 year

Experts said investors will be better off betting on stocks that are showing growth momentum and those that will benefit from the spending push by the government ahead of elections.

Buy Sobha, target Rs 606: Hadrien Mendonca

"The breakout was also accompanied with smart volumes further accentuating our bullish stance on the stock. We have a target of Rs 606 per share," says Hadrien Mendonca of IIFL.

Bank Nifty resumes uptrend; these 3 stocks could deliver 8-11% returns in the short term

Going forward, it is not going to be a cakewalk for the bulls as there are multiple hurdles for the Nifty.

Sunteck Realty, Oberoi Realty, Sobha top pick: Akash Jain

The FSI in island city has been raised to 3, while that in the suburbs is capped at 2.5. Residential hotels, regardless of the size, can also avail an FSI up to 5.

Realty no longer bites! These 4 stocks are safe bets with upside of up to 36%

Analysts at Deutsche Bank and Spark Capital believe that the worst could be behind for the sector

Buy Sobha, target Rs 680: Akash Jain

"We believe valuation of (P/BV of 1.96x) is decent and expect the price of Rs 680 plus by March 2019 considering the fact that we expect its earnings to grow by 15 percent in FY19," says Akash Jain, Vice-president, Equity Research at Ajcon Global Services.

Stay away from smallcaps! Top 3 stocks which could give up to 16% return

The small and midcaps are now around 20 and 14 percent respectively below the record peaks, Nifty’s loss is only around 9.5 percent.

Buy Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank, PNB Housing, Escorts, SREI Infra, Bajaj Auto: Ashwani Gujral

Ashwani Gujral of ashwanigujral.com suggests buying Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank, PNB Housing, Escorts, SREI Infra and Bajaj Auto.

Buy Asian Paints, Britannia Industries, Sobha: Ashwani Gujral

Ashwani Gujral of ashwanigujral.com recommends buying Asian Paints, Britannia Industries and Sobha.

Buy Sobha, Coffee Day; sell Chennai Petroleum Corporation: Ashwani Gujral

Ashwani Gujral of ashwanigujral.com is of the view that one can buy Sobha and Coffee Day and can sell Chennai Petroleum Corporation.

Buy, Sell, Hold: 8 stocks are on investors’ radar today

Idea, Sobha and Biocon, among others, are being tracked by analysts on Monday.