Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:
ronnie sarmah: Dear Sir, Can you please suggest which to hold and which to exit? I want to make a strong portfolio and earn as much profit so that I can be rich in the long term. I have the following stocks on hold right now:
Ajit Mishra:
1) ITC- 50 shares bought at Rs.199.61- Hold
2) McLeod Russel- 53624 shares bought at Rs. 9.94 - Exit
3) SBI- 50 shares bought at Rs. 204.30 - Hold
4) Yes Bank- 1000 shares bought at Rs 18.77 – Hold only if under lock in
5) Zee Entertainment- 100 shares bought at Rs 162.07 - Exit
6) Ashok Leyland- 100 shares bought at Rs. 79.22 - Hold
7) Vodafone-Idea- 1000 shares bought at Rs. 12.46 - Exit
8) Indian Oil- 120 shares bought at Rs. 90.05 - Hold
Dharminder Berry: I am holding below mention shares and seeking your advice whether to hold or exit?
Ajit Mishra:
Apollo Hospital 15 nos. @ rs 2042/- Hold
Divis Lab 15 Shares @ Rs 3135/- - Hold
Wipro 30 Shares @ 372/- - Hold
Dr Reddy 5 shares @ 5230/- - Hold
Infosys 10 Shares @ 1131/- - Hold
arup sahoo: Request your valuable suggestions on below stocks currently I am having.
Ajit Mishra:
1. AADVEN 1000 NOS @ 0.63- Exit
2. ADIBIR 5 Nos @ 1189.49 - Hold
3. APOHOS 6 Nos @ 1000.49 - Hold
4. ASTMIC 55 Nos @ 105.75 - Exit
5. AURPHA 10 Nos @ 687.45 - Hold
6. BANIND 50 Nos @ 75.52 - Exit
7. BEML 20 Nos @ 827.91 – Can look to book
8. BHEL 100 NOS @ 73.45 - Exit
9. CDSL 20 Nos @ 354.00 - Hold
10. COALIN 60 Nos @ 299.34 - Exit
11. FEDBAN 100Nos @ 52.22 - Hold
12. GITGEM 49 Nos @ 75.82 - Exit
13. GMRINF 300 NOS @ 28.50 - Exit
14. IBSECU 1 No @ 24.52 – Exit
15. ICIBAN 25 NOS @ 236.26 - Hold
16. IFBAGR 15Nos @ 378.66 - Exit
17. LARTOU 7 Nos @ 963.23 - Hold
18. LTFINA 110 NOS @ 54.29 - Hold
19. MCLRUS 75 NOS @ 157.17 - Exit
20. MERLIN 300 NOS @ 37.95 – Name not clear
21. MOILIM 100Nos @ 126.78- Hold
22. NATALU 200 Nos @ 34.11- Hold
23. NATMIN 60 Nos @ 91.87 – Exit
24. NBCC 100Nos @ 63.68 - Exit
25. OILIND 50 NOS @ 143.56 - Hold
26. ONGC 55 NOS@ 120.92 - Exit
27. PUNBAN 150 nos @ 86.22 - Exit
28. RALIND 30Nos @ 193.35 - Hold
29. SAIL 100 Nos @ 39.78 - Exit
30. SCI 110 Nos @ 62.86 - Exit
31. SEQSCI 150 Nos @ 115.21 - Hold
32. SOUBAN 300 Nos @ 19.69 - Exit
33. STABAN 62 Nos @ 195.66 - Hold
34. STRSHA 8 Nos @ 780.69 - Hold
35. SUNPHA 20Nos @ 682.40 - Hold
36. TATPOW 110 Nos @ 61.13 - Hold
37. TECMAH 23 NOS @ 480.74 - Hold
38. TOUFIN 100 Nos @ 48.36 - Exit
39. VATWAB 12 Nos @ 488.37 - Exit
40. WELIND 100 NOS @ 69.45 - Hold
Vivek Jain: Age: 43; From: Kota Rajasthan; Type: Short term investor. Please advice: I am having the following stocks since August 2020:
Ajit Mishra:
HDFC LIFE: 1250 SHARES @ 611 – Hold
BAJAJ ELECTRICAL: 800 Shares @ 531 - Hold
LAOPALA: 500 Shares @ 225 - Hold
Srini B: I am holding following shares:
Ajit Mishra:
Airtel 100 shares @ Rs. 560 per share - Hold
Future retail 100 shares @ Rs. 160 per share - Exit
Also suggest on RIL shares. - Hold
rohini sur: I am holding 175 shares of Deepak Nitrite @rs. 856 & 25 of Alkyl Amine @Rs.3330. What should I do as I can wait upto 3 months? Please advise.
Ajit Mishra: DEEPAKNTR is looking strong on short-term charts. Currently, though it's consolidating in a range but overall it has the potential to make a new record high soon. We would suggest you to book part profit at the current levels and trail SL at 1500 for the remaining positions.
ALKYLAMINE: Overall strong on the chart but considering the volatility in the market, we suggest to book part at the current levels (@ 5225) and hold remaining position with closing SL at 4930.
Vivek: Need your suggestion for my below holdings in my portfolio for past 1-3 years:
Ajit Mishra:
1. United spirits -100 Nos. @655 - Hold
2.ujjivan bank -1200 @ 55 - Hold
3. Balmer lawrie-550@122 - Hold
NIREN SHAH: I am short term investor and holding following stocks in my portfolio. I also want invest Rs.5000 to 8000 on monthly basis. Please guide me for the same for any change considering long term investment view.
Ajit Mishra:
1. Sanghi industry ltd 1000@27. - Exit
2. Aditya Birla n fashion 200@166 - Hold
3. Sail 750@37 – Prefer Tata Steel
4. Yes Bank 200@14 – Exit if not under lock in
Tilak Chakabarty: Kindly advise whether hold or sell the following:
Ajit Mishra:
1. GRAPHITE INDIA 175 nos @ 799 - Exit
2. Sumitomo Chemicals 300 nos @ 285 - Hold
3. Astra Microwave 1000 nos @ 113 - Exit
4. Shipping Corporation 100 nos @ 75 - Exit
5. CG POWER 3400 nos @ 23.75- Exit
Gladys Aranha: I am a newbie to the stock market. Currently I have the following shares:
Ajit Mishra:
ITC 150@ rs. 173 - Hold
GAIL 50 @rs.88- Hold
TajGVK 50 @ rs. 128 - Exit
Tatamotors 60 @ rs. 157 - Hold
Also let me know some of the best shares to invest in right now.
Ajit Mishra: You may consider investment in IRCTC, VIP Industries, Indigo and Bharti Airtel.
Hardik Luthia: Please kindly help in deciding whether to hold, add or to sell for the following stock in my portfolio:
Ajit Mishra:
ASHOK LEYLAND 50 @ 77 - Hold
RELIANCE 10 @1200- Hold
HDFC LIFE 30 @ 575- Hold
SBI CARDS 25 @ 780- Hold
UPL 20 @ 480 - Exit
ICICI BANK 15 @ 350- Hold
AXIS BANK 20 @ 420- Hold
L&T 10 @ 900- Hold
L & T FINANCE 25 @ 130- Hold
SBI BANK 50 @ 200- Hold
Pratip Polley: I am a long-term investor with 4-5 years' time limit, please suggest what to do for the following stocks:
Ajit Mishra:
Yes Bank: 1150 @ Rs.35.00 (locked in) - Hold
Tata Motors: 550 @ Rs.210.00 - Hold
Tata Consumer Products: 200 @ Rs.250.00 - Hold
Tata Investment Corporation: 25 @ Rs.938.00- Hold
HPCL: 200 @ Rs.225.00- Hold
CDSL: 100 @ Rs.318.00- Hold
Royal Orchid: 100 @ Rs.174.00- Exit
Jindal Polyfilm: 50 @ Rs.430.00- Exit
Repco Home Finance: 150 @ Rs.755.00
Dr Sudhanshu Deshmukh: Please give your suggestion on following stocks. The list is too big but please do favour me.
Ajit Mishra:
1. Apollo Tyer 300@ 115 - Hold
2. Ashok Leyland 400 @72- Hold
3. Asian Paints 40@ 1719- Hold
4. Axis Bank 90@ 580- Hold
5. Cipla 55 @608- Hold
6. CPSETF 5300@23.5- Hold
7. HDFC Bank 50@ 1141- Hold
8. HUL 37@2021- Hold
9.ICICI Lombard 244 @661- Hold
10. ITC 165@210- Hold
11. ONGC 300 @91- Exit
12. RIL 80@1432- Hold
13. SBI CARD 30@ 737- Hold
12. SBI Life 247 @ 700- Hold
13. SBI 40 @265- Hold
14. Sterling Wilson 40@ 780- Exit
15. Titan 45 @1105- Hold
16. Bajaj Finance 30 @ 3362- Hold
17. CAMS 12- Hold
18. Confidence Petroleum 300 @27- Exit
19. L&T 20 @1055- Hold
20. Maruti 25 @6152- Hold
21. Polycab 50 @691- Hold
22. United Spirits 40 @ 581- Hold
23. UTIAMC- Hold
24. BHARAT22 ETF 1300 @36- Hold
25. Mahindra Finance 375- Hold
26. Pidilite 50@1418- Hold
27. Tata Global 170@384- Hold
28. TCS 50@2100- Hold
29. Ultratech 23 @3942- Hold
Mohit Mishra: Kindly advise whether to hold or sell following. Your valued advice Please
Ajit Mishra:
FCONSUMER - Exit
HAL- Hold
NETWORK18 - Exit
RELINFRA - Exit
YESBANK - Exit if not under lock in
DLINKINDIA- Exit
HATHWAY-T- Exit
BDL- Hold
RVNL- Exit
DEN- Exit
IDFC- Exit
IRCTC- Hold
Shravan Hegde: I would like to know your opinions on the following share whether to hold or exit:
Ajit Mishra:
BHARATI AIRTEL - 40 shares @554- Hold
Tata Power - 200 shares @ 62- Hold
SAIL - 350 shares @41- Exit
La Opala - 60 shares @235- Hold
Would like to know some comments especially with regards to Airtel as it is currently at 25% downside price against which I had bought.
Ajit Mishra: The company has been posting good numbers. We would recommend to hold the stock.
vijay kumar verma: I have following stocks. Please give your views what to do
Ajit Mishra:
1.Aarti drugs-1000 share@346- Hold
2.laurus lab-1250 share@178- Hold
3.jubilant life-300 share@336- Hold
4.Tasty bite-32 share@8000 -Hold
5.Shipping corp of india-2000 share @59- Exit
6.Ambar enterprise-55 share@1813- Hold
7.Trent-70 share@548- Hold
Phani Kumar Vutukuru: Sir I am holding stocks in GAIL, SAIL, INFIBEAM, ITC and HINDUSTAN ZINC. PLEASE ADVISE SHALL I HOLD THEM FOR LONG TERM OR SHORT TERM. IF SHORT TERM HOW LONG. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
Ajit Mishra: Hold GAIL, ITC and Hindustan Zinc for long term.
dhruv kundra: I have 1100 shares of Marksans Pharma at 51.53. Should I hold for long term?
Ajit Mishra: Exit
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