Top 20 Stocks to Watch Today: Strong action can be seen in oil, gas and gold loan companies.

Crude oil prices are rising on expectations of improvement in demand. Its price has crossed $73 per barrel. With this, there has been an increase of 7% in natural gas. At the same time, a slight increase has also been seen in gold and silver. Given these market conditions, there is a possibility of significant movement in the shares of Oil & Gas, Paint, Cement, and Gold Loan companies today.

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Top stocks of Yatin Mota’s team

1. BPCL(GREEN)
   • Company declared L1 bidder for 150 MW solar power project.
   • Estimated annual income from the project is Rs 100 crore.
2. NALCO (GREEN)
   • Agreement for Utkal-D and Utkal-E coal blocks in Odisha.
   • Plan to increase coal production capacity to 4 MTPA.
3. MAX INDIA (GREEN)
   • The company will sell 3 floors in Max Tower.
   • Expected income of Rs 105 crore from sale.
4. MACROTECH DEVELOPERS (RED)
   • Instructions to pay Rs 40 crore to the vendor on the canceled contract.
5. GLAND PHARMA (RED)
   • France’s safety body issued 10 objections.
   • The investigation took place between 9–19 December 2024 at Cenexi’s Fontenay unit.
6. CEIGALL INDIA (GREEN)
   • Agreement with NHAI for project worth Rs 981 crore.
7. PANACEA BIOTEC (GREEN)
   • Received an order worth $149.5 lakh from UNICEF.
   • Will supply 11.5 crore doses of bOPV.
8. OLA ELECTRIC (GREEN)
   • Opened 3200 new stores on Christmas.
   • The total number of stores was 4000.
9. PNB Housing Finance (GREEN)
   • Buy MOSL, target ₹1,160 per share.
10. Cello World (GREEN)

• ICICI Securities buy advice, target ₹960 per share.

Top stocks of Virendra Kumar’s team

1. ABB(RED)
   • The stock remains below 50WEMA.
   • Possibility of short rollover.
2. HDFC AMC(RED)
   • The stock slipped below 100DEMA.
   • Next support could be at ₹4100.
3. ASTRAL(RED)
   • 2 year range breakout in stock, possibility of decline.
4. ITC(GREEN)
   • The shares closed above all moving averages.
5. INDIGO (GREEN)
   • Strong range breakout expected in the stock above ₹4520.
6. INFO EDGE (GREEN)
   • The stock formed a strong base at 20DEMA.
   • Breakout possible above ₹8707.
7. JUBILANT FOODWORKS (GREEN)
   • Share crosses ₹700, possibility of upside.
8. OBEROI REALTY (GREEN)
   • Bullish flag in the stock, possible rise.
9. PETRONET (GREEN)
   • The stock remains above the downward channel.
10. USL (GREEN)

• Close above all moving averages, bullish potential.