Traders' Diary: Buy, sell or hold strategy on Pidilite, Tata Consumer, Asian Paints, Indian Oil, BPCL, 15 other stocks today

In this edition of Traders' Diary, the Zee Business research team shares exclusive research on 20 stocks that investors and traders can track on Tuesday. Check out which stocks are on analysts Varun Dubey and Kushal Gupta's radar, and what they recommend in cash and derivative segments.

Here's the complete list of investment and trading ideas for January 31:

Varun Dubey

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Buy Mangalore Chemicals in the cash market for a target of Rs 83 with a stop loss at Rs 78

Buy Bharat Petroleum futures for a target of Rs 347 with a stop loss at Rs 334

Buy the Rs 2,000 call option of Astral for a target of Rs 82 with a stop loss at Rs 56

Technical pick: Buy Rites for a target of Rs 360 with a stop loss at Rs 340

Fundamental pick: Buy Garden Reach for a target of Rs 500 with a stop loss at Rs 471

Investment idea: Buy DreamFolks Services for a target of Rs 550 with a view of eight months

News-based pick: Buy KEC International for a target of Rs 480 with a stop loss at Rs 450

My Choice picks:

• Buy Indian Oil for a target of Rs 84 with a stop loss at Rs 80.5
• Buy Westlife Foodworld for a target of Rs 720 with a stop loss at Rs 675
• Buy Pidilite for a target of Rs 2,350 with a stop loss at Rs 2,260

Kushal Gupta

Buy Kansai Nerolac in the spot market for a target of Rs 421 with a stop loss at Rs 403

Buy Asian Paints in the futures market for a target of Rs 2,870 with a stop loss at Rs 2,760

Buy the Rs 315 call option of Apollo Tyres at Rs 11.6 for a target of Rs 18 with a stop loss at Rs 7

Technical pick: Buy Sun Pharma for a target of Rs 1,080 with a stop loss at Rs 1,040

Fundamental pick: Buy Tata Consumer Products for a target of Rs 880 with a perspective of 12 months

Investment idea: Buy L&T for a target of Rs 2,500 with a 12-month horizon

News-based pick: Buy IIFL Finance for a target of Rs 485 with a stop loss at Rs 463

My Choice picks:

• Buy JK Tyre for a target of Rs 167 with a stop loss at Rs 159
• Buy Nippon Life India AMC for a target of Rs 242 with a stop loss at Rs 231
• Buy ADF Foods for a target of Rs 735 with a stop loss at Rs 708

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