Sensex cools off after rallying over 300 points; top 20 intraday trading ideas

NEW DELHI: The S&P BSE Sensex pared most of its intraday gains of over 300 points and was now trading in range with a positive bias on Thursday, led by gains in ITC, ICICI Bank, TCS, Cipla and ONGC.

Tracking the momentum, the 50-share Nifty index pared gains after hitting record high of 8,626.95 in trade, but was still trading above its crucial psychological support level of 8,500.

At 12:00 p.m.; the 30-share index was at 28481.62, up 38 points or 0.14 per cent. It touched a high of 28808.78 and a low of 28448.95 in trade today.

The Nifty was at 8536 down 1.05 points or 0.01 per cent. It touched a record high of 8626.95 and a low of 8526.40 in trade today.

ET Now spoke to various experts and here's what they have to recommend for today's trade:

Ashwani Gujral of ashwanigujral.com

BPCL is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 745 and a stop loss of Rs 715

TVS Motor Company Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 264 and a stop loss of Rs 250

Siemens Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 945 and a stop loss of Rs 910

MindTree Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 1280 and a stop loss of Rs 1240

Mitesh Thacker of miteshthacker.com

Hexaware Technologies Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 240 and a stop loss of Rs 222

Trent Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 1660 and a stop loss of Rs 1539

Biocon Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 485 and a stop loss of Rs 465

ITC Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 395 and a stop loss of Rs 372

Sandeep Wagle, Founder & CEO, Power My Wealth

NIIT Technologies Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 66 and a stop loss of Rs 55

TVS Motor Company Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 265 and a stop loss of Rs 249

UCO Bank is a 'SELL' call with a target of Rs 81 and a stop loss of Rs 88.50

Prakash Gaba, CFT, prakashgaba.com

Bosch is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 21500 and a stop loss of Rs 19975

Strides Arcolab is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 1020 and a stop loss of Rs 930

TVS Motor Company Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 262 and a stop loss of Rs 248

Rakesh Bansal, VP - R K Global

Hexaware Technologies Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 242 and a stop loss of Rs 218

L&T Finance Holdings Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 76.50 and a stop loss of Rs 69.50

GIPCL is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 102 and a stop loss of Rs 86

Gaurav Ratnaparkhi, Technical Analyst, Sharekhan

Siemens Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 975 and a stop loss of Rs 900

Hindustan Zinc Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 174 and a stop loss of Rs 162

Jain Irrigations Ltd is a 'BUY' call with a target of Rs 92 and a stop loss of Rs 82.50

(Views and recommendations expressed in this section are the analysts' own and do not represent those of EconomicTimes.com. Please consult your financial advisor before taking any position in the stocks mentioned.)