'I am new to the stock market. Please advise what stocks should I hold and for how long.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:
Sarita Dsouza: Kindly let me know whether to hold or exit the below stocks.
Have been holding them since 2007.
Ajit Mishra:
BSOFT: 100 shares @ Rs 211 |
Hold |
KPIT TECH: 100 shares @ Rs 65 |
Hold |
VEDL: 42 shares @ Rs 124 |
Prefer Tata Steel |
Tata Motors: 50 shares @ Rs 800 |
Hold |
Ashok Leyland: 100 shares @ Rs 25 |
Hold |
Yatin Barapatre: Would like to know your expert views on my portfolio, to hold or to exit.
Ajit Mishra:
1. Tirumala Chemicals: 7 shares @ Rs 105.74 |
Exit |
2. DCAL: 105 shares @ Rs 150 |
Hold |
3. Parag Milk: 160 shares @ Rs 122.7 |
Exit |
4. Bank of India: 325 shares @ Rs 92.7 |
Exit |
5. Bank of Maharashtra: 24 shares @ Rs 27.1 |
Exit |
6. Sun Pharma: 30 shares @ Rs 643 |
Hold |
7. Cupid: 6 shares: @ Rs 230.25 |
Exit |
8. JK TYRE: 5 shares @ Rs 132.7 |
Hold |
Gagan Biradar: I am holding 1,000 shares MCLEOD RUSSELL INDIA LIMITED bought at Rs 16.65. Please advise if I should hold on to the shares or sell? Is the price of shares going to increase?
Ajit Mishra: Exit the stock.
Manoj: I am new to stock market and currently holding the following stocks. Please advise what stocks should I hold and for how long and what to exit.
Ajit Mishra:
AMBUJACEM: 75 shares @ Rs 278.93 |
Hold |
ASHOKLEY: 60 shares @ Rs 130.55 |
Hold |
BANDHANBNK: 50 shares @ Rs 325.45 |
Hold |
BANKBARODA: 50 shares @ Rs 78.00 |
Exit |
BEL: 100 shares @ Rs 151.20 |
Hold |
BHARTIARTL: 50 shares @ Rs 566.38 |
Hold |
GAIL: 200 shares @ Rs 138.75 |
Hold |
GRAPHITE: 20 shares @ Rs 490.05 |
Exit |
IBULHSGFIN: 50 shares @ Rs 249.45 |
Exit |
ICICIBANK: 65 shares @ Rs 632.60 |
Hold |
INDUSINDBK: 50 shares @ Rs 1,075.05 |
Hold |
INFY: 25 shares @ Rs 1,285.00 |
Hold |
IOC: 25 shares @ Rs 96.50 |
Hold |
LT: 18 shares @ Rs 1,530.00 |
Hold |
MMTC: 100 shares @ Rs 47.80 |
Exit |
NATIONALUM: 200 shares @ Rs 60.50 |
Hold |
RBLBANK: 25 shares @ Rs 249.35 |
Exit |
RELIANCE: 77 shares @ Rs 2,058.38 |
Hold |
SBIN: 75 shares @ 400.63 |
Hold |
SOUTHBANK: 500 shares @ Rs 10.65 |
Exit |
SPICEJET: 50 shares @ Rs 90.10 |
Exit |
TATAMOTORS: 50 shares @ Rs 316.00 |
Hold |
TATAPOWER: 100 shares @ Rs 104.00 |
Exit |
Sudhakar Dubey: Please suggest to sell them or hold them. I have shares of the following:
- Orient Electric @ Rs. 296.95
- Jindal Polyfilms @ Rs. 680
Ajit Mishra: Hold both the stocks.
Manish Jain: Please suggest on the below shares:
Ajit Mishra:
BEL: 200 shares at between Rs 130-Rs 155 |
Hold |
Castrol: 100 shares @ Rs 130 |
Exit |
CESC: 500 shares between Rs 615-Rs 685 |
Hold |
FSL: 100 shares @ Rs 105 |
Exit |
Heritage Food: 100 shares @ Rs 308 |
Hold |
HG Infra: 300 shares between Rs 288-Rs 300 |
Hold |
ICICI Bank: 75 shares between Rs 575-Rs 620 |
Hold |
IDFC First Bank - 500 shares between Rs 53-Rs 65 |
Exit |
IRFC: 575 shares @ Rs 26 |
Exit |
Salzer Electronic: 300 shares between Rs 129-Rs 136 |
Hold |
UTI AMC: 100 shares between Rs 530 to Rs 600 |
Hold |
Zee Ent: 250 shares between Rs 201- Rs 215 |
Exit |
Ajanta Pharma: 20 shares @ Rs 1,738 |
Hold |
APL Apollo: 10 shares between Rs 1,175-Rs 1,253 |
Hold |
BOI: 400 shares between Rs 73-Rs 93 |
Exit |
BAL: 75 shares @ Rs 529 |
Hold |
FIEM: 450 shares between Rs 550-Rs 605 |
Hold |
Glen Pharma: 300 shares between Rs 480-Rs 515 |
Hold |
HAL: 40 shares between Rs 1,020-Rs 1,050 |
Hold |
Home First: 28 shares @ Rs 518 |
Hold |
M&M Financial: 200 shares @ Rs 205 |
Hold |
Petronet: 250 shares @ Rs 245 |
Hold |
Wipro: 200 shares @ Rs 450 |
Hold |
Tata Consumer: 50 shares @ Rs 550 |
Hold |
Tata Motors: 100 shares @ Rs 294-Rs 313 |
Hold |
Alok Khanna: I want to invest Rs 25,000 (of my wife's pension) per month for eight years (till she reaches 58 yrs of age). Request your guidance.
Ajit Mishra: You can invest in stocks such as Britannia, ICICI Bank, SBI and HDFC Life.
Kingshuk Sen: I am a long term investor with an investment horizon around 8-10 years. Currently, I am holding following shares. Please advise whether to hold them considering my investment philosophy, add more or exit.
Please also advise, if I really need to sell any one or two of these due to some monetary obligations, which one of the following can I sell, ie which ones of the above are comparatively weak.
Ajit Mishra:
Affle India: 18 shares @ Rs 785.24 |
Hold |
Aavaas Finances: 3 shares @Rs 877.97 |
Hold |
AU Small Fin: 5 shares @ Rs 368.86 |
Hold |
CDSL: 16 shares @ Rs 188.37 |
Hold |
CAMS: 3 shares @ Rs 1,268.55 |
Hold |
Dr Lal Path Lab: 9 shares @ Rs 1,261.05 |
Hold |
Endurance Tech: 12 shares @ Rs 578.12 |
Hold |
HDFC AMC: 11 shares @ Rs 1,339.33 |
Hold |
HDFC Life: 37 shares @Rs 336.27 |
Hold |
IRCTC: 32 shares @ Rs 320 |
Hold |
Metropolis Healthcare: 4 shares @ Rs 1,172.65 |
Hold |
Polycab: 10 shares @Rs 554.25 |
Hold |
Route Mobile: 3 shares @ Rs 640.88 |
Hold |
SBI Cards: 15 shares @ Rs 499.29 |
Hold |
SBI Life: 9 shares @ Rs 531.68 |
Hold |
Jagadish Rao: I am new to investing. Kindly check the stocks which I have bought and give your feedback.
Ajit Mishra:
1. Yes Bank: 125 shares |
Exit |
2. PNB: 25 shares |
Exit |
3. TCS: 8 shares |
Hold |
4. Infosys: 6 shares |
Hold |
5. TechM: 2 shares |
Hold |
6. HCL: 10 Shares |
Hold |
7. Colgate: 3 shares |
Hold |
8. Tata Consumer: 4 shares |
Hold |
9. ITC: 70 Shares |
Hold |
10. l&T: 2 shares |
Hold |
11. HUL: 2 shares |
Hold |
12. BEL: 10 shares |
Hold |
13. Ruchi Infra: 100 Shares |
Exit |
14. Alok Industries: 30 shares |
Exit |
15. Future Consumer: 100 shares |
Exit |
16. IOC: 110 shares |
Hold |
17. Sun Pharma: 15 shares |
Hold |
18. Wipro: 10 shares |
Hold |
19. Intentech: 100 shares |
Exit |
20. Tata Power: 100 shares |
Hold |
21. Titan: 4 shares |
Hold |
Sushant Patra: I have some 2000 shares of railtel@155. Should I hold it for long term?
Ajit Mishra: Hold the stock.
Bivas Nag: Please suggest your view regarding these holdings.
Ajit Mishra:
Cadila Healthcare: 250 shares @ Rs 481.36 |
Hold |
IndusInd Bank Ltd: 100 shares @ Rs 1,020.79 |
Hold |
ICICI Bank Ltd: 150 shares @ Rs 632.97 |
Hold |
BPCL: 125 shares @ Rs 465.69 |
Hold |
Coromandel Int'l: 50 shares @ Rs 823.88 |
Hold |
Indian Railway Finance Corpn: 575 shares @ Rs 26 |
Exit |
Vodafone Idea Ltd: 1,000 shares @ Rs 11.61 |
Exit |
SBI: 10 shares @ Rs 386.40 |
Hold |
Havells India Ltd: 2 shares @ Rs 1,131.07 |
Hold |
Mihir Trivedi: I have bought 10,000 shares South Indian Bank @ Rs 14.50. Kindly advise if I should sell or hold.
Ajit Mishra: Exit the stock.
Chandrahas Tiwari: I had the following stocks in my portfolio. Please suggest which ones to hold and which to sell?
Ajit Mishra:
ASHOK LEYLAND: 100 shares @ Rs 120 |
Hold |
TATA MOTORS: 20 shares @ Rs 294 |
Hold |
BAJAJ AUTO: 1 share @ Rs 3,600 |
Hold |
HDFC: 5 shares @ Rs 2,230 |
Hold |
HDFC AMC: 5 shares @ Rs 2,330 |
Hold |
HDFC LIFE: 20 shares @ Rs 522 |
Hold |
SBI: 50 shares @ Rs 194 |
Hold |
SBI CARD: 20 shares @ Rs 532 |
Hold |
IDFC BANK: 100 shares @ Rs 64 |
Exit |
IDBI BANK: 100 shares @ Rs 42 |
Exit |
BIRLA CORP: 10 shares @ Rs 612 |
Hold |
NAVIN FLUORINE: 2 shares @ Rs 2,500 |
Hold |
TATA CHEMICAL: 10 shares @ Rs 572 |
Hold |
PFIZER: 1 share @ Rs 5,200 |
Hold |
LAURUS LAB: 10 shares @ Rs 300 |
Hold |
DIVIS LAB: 2 shares @ Rs 3,500 |
Hold |
CADILA: 20 shares @ Rs 424 |
Hold |
AARTI DRUGS: 10 shares @ Rs 690 |
Hold |
RELIANCE: 35 shares @ Rs 734 |
Hold |
L&T: 20 shares @ Rs 780 |
Hold |
INDIA MART: 1 share @ Rs 8,100 |
Hold |
TRIDENT: 500 shares @ Rs 13 |
Exit |
TATA POWER: 100 shares @ Rs 114 |
Hold |
NTPC: 100 shares @ Rs 106 |
Hold |
BPCL: 100 shares @ Rs 435 |
Hold |
IOL: 100 shares @ Rs 98 |
Hold |
GAIL: 100 shares @ Rs 92 |
Hold |
ONGC: 100 shares @ Rs 69 |
Hold |
BHEL: 100 shares @ Rs 48 |
Exit |
SAIL: 100 shares @ Rs 74 |
Hold |
DILIP BUILD CON: 50 shares @ Rs 265 |
Hold |
NBCC: 100 shares @ Rs 42 |
Exit |
Anil Agnihotri: Can you please guide if I should invest in the following stocks at the current level?
Ajit Mishra:
Reliance Industries |
Buy in staggered manner |
State Bank of India |
Buy in staggered manner |
Adani Total Gas |
Avoid |
Amber Enterprises |
Buy in staggered manner |
Indian Energy Exchange Ltd |
Buy during dips |
Infosys |
Buy in staggered manner |
Ghanshyam Saxena: I am very new to the Indian stock market and have started investing since a couple of months. Given below is my portfolio with a request for your expert advice. Thank you.
Ajit Mishra:
NTPC: 200 shares @ Rs 105.75 |
Hold |
NIACL: 250 shares @ Rs 162.47 |
Exit |
GAIL: 200 shares @ Rs 148.98 |
Hold |
BHARTI ARTL: 100 shares @ 541.48 |
Hold |
SAIL: 200 shares @ 68.53 |
Hold |
YESBANK: 1,000 shares @ Rs 16.36 |
Exit |
INFY: 50 shares @ Rs 1,293.23 |
Hold |
POWERMECH: 25 shares @ Rs 499.31 |
Hold |
IBULHSGFIN: 100 shares @ Rs 219.18 |
Exit |
BANKOFBARODA: 300 92.18 |
Exit |
TATA MOTORS: 100 333.77 |
Hold |
ONGC: 200 106.46 |
Hold |
BLISSGVS: 200 109.62 |
Exit |
Hasmukh Lad: TCS Shares 4 @3446 -- shall I sell the shares>
Ajit Mishra: Fundamentally, the company is strong. You can hold the stock for the long term.
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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