Market Experts' LIVE Stock Recommendations: Buy Apollo Hospitals, Eternal, Hold ICICI Bank

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The Nifty 50 and Sensex are to snap a three-day losing streak. On weekly basis, the index has erased losses from last week.

Stock Recommendation Live: Kotak Securities Suggests Buy For Biocon, Eternal, Titan

Shrikant Chouhan, executive vice president and head equity research at Kotak Securities, has these three recommendations on Friday. Biocon Ltd., Eternal Ltd., and Titan Co. Ltd.

Also Read: Stocks To Buy Or Sell: Shrikant Chouhan's Top Three Picks For June 20

Jefferies Greed And Fear

  • Greed & fear has not given up on a private capex cycle even though the stock market may have

  • Greed & fear also believes that the property market, now in its 5th year of an upturn, has further to run

  • Investments in Larsen & Toubro, Thermax and Godrej Properties will be removed and replaced by investments in TVS Motor, Home First Finance and Manappuram Finance

  • Investments in PB Fintech and Bharti Airtel will see increase in weightage by one percentage point

Also Read: Greed & Fear: Fresh Equity Supply Poses Risk To Indian Markets, Says Chris Wood

Stock Recommendation Live: Invest4edu Suggests Buy For Kotak Bank 

Kotak Mahindra Bank gets a buy from Invest4edu Head of Research And Investments Aditya Agarwala. The target price is Rs 2,230 apiece. The stop loss is at Rs 2,080.

Stock Recommendation Live: Kotak Securities Suggest Buy For Eternal 

Kotak Securities Executive Vice President and Head Equity Research Shrikant Chouhan recommended a buy for Eternal Ltd. The target price for the stock is Rs 265 apiece. The stop loss is at Rs 244 apiece.

Angel One's Sneha Seth Suggested Buy For Wipro 

Angel One Senior Analyst Sneha Seth suggested a buy for Wipro India Ltd. The target price is Rs 272. The stop loss is at Rs 261 apiece.

Nilesh Jain Suggests Buy For Apollo Hospitals Enterprise

Centrum Broking Technical and Derivatives Research, (Equity Research) Vice President Nilesh Jain suggested a buy for Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. The target price is Rs 7,210 apiece. The stop loss is at Rs 6,905 apiece.

Stock Recommendation Live: Centrum Broking Suggests Buy For M&M 

Centrum Broking Technical and Derivatives Research, (Equity Research) Vice President Nilesh Jain suggested a buy for Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. The target price for the stock is Rs 3,235 apiece. The stop loss is at Rs 6,905 apiece.

Stock Recommendation Live: Brokerages On Project Finance 

Citi Research

  • RBI relaxes general provisioning norms for project finance

  • Final norms seen as lender-friendly; effective from Oct 1, 2025

  • Provisioning eased for infra & non-infra projects, incl. CRE

  • Big relief for corporate lenders, especially PSU banks & infra NBFCs

  • Eases concerns over cost overruns, potential pullback in funding

  • Supports continued lender interest in project finance space

Bernstein 

  • RBI eases provisioning norms for under-construction projects

  • Standard asset provision cut to 1% – major relief for lenders

  • Relaxed norms + rate cuts + liquidity = lending boost ahead

  • Guidelines lift sentiment for infra lending across sectors

  • Specialized NBFCs like REC, PFC among key gainers

  • PSU banks also poised to benefit from lower capital strain

Emkay Global 

  • RBI takes pragmatic route with final project finance norms

  • Provisioning for under-construction infra/CRE projects at 1-1.25% vs 5% draft

  • Eases pressure on project lenders like REC and PFC

  • Flexible stance on DCCO delays, cost overruns, resolution triggers

  • Limited PAT/net worth impact; regulatory capital hit only from FY27

  • Rate cuts + liquidity + relaxed norms may spur project lending

  • Large PSBs, PFC, REC seen as key beneficiaries

Also Read: RBI Eases Norms For Project Finance Loans

Stock Recommendation Live: 5 Waves Suggests To Exit Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals

Sarvendra Srivastava of 5 Waves Official recommended to exit the stock. The stock is currently trading below all key moving averages — short, medium and long term. Unless it reclaims the short-term psychological level of Rs 200, it would be advisable to exit from the stock.

Stock Recommendation Live: Invest4edu Suggests Hold For Premier Energies

Dinesh Saney, senior equity research analyst at Invest4ed suggested a Hold for Premier Energies Ltd. The company has been performing well, with its top band over the last three years showing strong growth. The main concern is the rising debt levels, but given the consistent improvement in financial numbers, this may not be a major issue for investors.

Stock Recommendation Live: Invest4edu Suggests Hold For ICICI Bank 

Dinesh Saney, senior equity research analyst at Invest4edu recommended to hold the stock, especially for long-term investors with a horizon of around five years. As India moves toward a projected $7-trillion GDP over the next five years, the private banking sector is expected to play a pivotal role in driving and supporting this growth.

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