ASK AJIT: How to get 20% return on shares?

'I intend to invest about Rs 15 lakhs for six months.'

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Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:

Anil Mahajan: I have the following shares; please give your advice whether to sell or hold.

Ajit Mishra:

Company	No of shares	Price	Recommendation
1. Alembic Pharma	50	Rs 500	Hold
2. Aurobindo Pharma	20	Rs 800	Hold
3. Finolex Cables	30	Rs 890	Hold
4. Karur Vysya Bank	160	Rs 65	Prefer ICICI Bank
5. Lupin Ltd	50	Rs 1,580	Hold
6. LIC Housing	50	Rs 540	Hold
7. Novartis	10	Rs 670	Hold
8. Sundram Fasteners	30	Rs 690	Hold
9. Whirlpool	10	Rs 2,250	Hold
10. Xpro India	23	Rs 35	Exit

Anand Prakash: I am a retired man. I want to invest in the following stocks -- Lupin, Stride Pharma, Alemic Pharmaceuticals, Tide Water Oil, Sumitomo Chemical, Clariant Specialty Chemicals. Please advise.

Ajit Mishra: Except Tide Water, hold the other stocks. Also, you can look at more bluechip stocks to add to your portfolio.

Gireesh Hiremath: I am from Hubli, Karnataka. I have started investing in equity shares from June 1, 2021.

I have a few queries on some of the shares recently bought by me (CNC Orders: Equity Holdings).

Currently, these shares are under loss.

Is there any worrying sign as I have invested more than Rs 1 lakh in these shares? Or is it just a matter of time and these share prices will rise in the near future?

Ajit Mishra:

Company	Price	No of shares	Recommendation
1. Mastek Ltd	Rs 2,671.03	25	Hold
2. Glenmark Pharma	Rs 618.54	40	Hold
3. Cadila Healthcare Pharma	Rs 594.95	30	Hold

Anurag Arora: Please give your view on the following for a one year horizon.

Ajit Mishra:

Company	Price	Recommendation
HCL TECH	Rs 1,126	Hold
HDFC BANK	Rs 998	Hold

Kiran Patil: I have following shares in my portfolio. Please advise.

Ajit Mishra:

Company	Price	Recommendation
1. 500 shares of Jindal Steel and Power	Rs 495	Hold
2. 160 shares of Greaves Cotton	Rs 180	Exit
3. 74 shares of Tata Motors	Rs 301	Hold

Salim Rajan: I have the following shares. Please suggest for the long term whether to hold or sell/buy:

Ajit Mishra:

Company	Price	Recommendation
1. Asian Paints	Rs 2,987	Hold
2. HDFC	Rs 1,909	Hold
3. HDFC BANK	Rs 1,068	Hold
4. HINDUNILVR	Rs 2,390	Hold
5. IDFCFIRSTB	Rs 52	Prefer ICICI Bank
6. INFY	Rs 383	Hold
7. KPRMILL	Rs 893	Hold
8. LAURRSLABS	Rs 349	Hold
9. MARICO	Rs 421	Hold
10. MOTILALOFS	Rs 975	Hold
11. ORIENT CEMENT	Rs 154	Hold
12. TATAMOTORS	Rs 331	Hold
13. TATASTLBSL	Rs 98	Hold
14. YESBANK	Rs 19	Exit

Ramdas K P: Please let me know whether to hold or exit VGuard. Bought @ Rs 249.

Ajit Mishra: Hold.

Asheesh Sudan: Needed views on a few stocks I hold which are running into losses like IDFC First @ Rs 52, Yes Bank @ Rs 59 (including lock-in part) and Coal India @ Rs 145.

Have seen your advice to exit Yes Bank and Coal India scrips, but is it wise to exit on losses?

Are these total gone cases with no scope of revival in 4-5 years as well?

Other scrips I have are performing well like Axis, Infosys and L&T, which I plan to hold. Any advice on them? Should I book profit?

Ajit Mishra: For Yes Bank and Coal India, it would be prudent to exit.

Hold Axis, Infosys and L&T.

Rajiv Angra: I have the following stocks, please advise.

Ajit Mishra:

Company	Price	No of shares	Recommendation
VTXL	500 shares	Rs 1,805	Hold
VHL	100 shares	Rs 3,255	Hold
Yes Bank	2500 shares	Rs 12.50	Exit

Raj Kumar Bhatia: I have following holdings and request your advice.

Ajit Mishra:

Company	Price	No of shares	Recommendation
Bandhan Bank	500	Rs 292	Hold
IOL Chemical & Pharma	1,000	Rs 755	Hold
Associate Alcohols	500	Rs 446	Hold
Radico Khaitan	100	Rs 892	Hold
Syncom Formulations	6,000	Rs 7	Exit
Granules India	500	Rs 350	Hold
Jindal Poly Films	50	Rs 1,000	Hold

I also intend to invest about Rs 15 lakhs for six months.

Request your suggestion for a 20 per cent return.

Ajit Mishra: Hold these stocks for long-term and also look to add some bluechip names.

Please mail your questions to getahead@rediff.co.in with the subject line 'Ask Ajit', along with your name, and Mr Ajit Mishra will offer his unbiased views.

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