Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:
Neeraj Gupta: I am 53 years now. I am doing a clerical job in private companies. I am worried about my retirement period.
I have about 10 lakhs to invest. I do request you to please guide me how and where should I invest it in order to make a corpus of more than 1 crore within 5-7 years. Also advise me about penny stocks which can give me lucrative returns in next couple of years?
Ajit Mishra: Penny stocks cannot earn you strong returns. However, you can invest in Blue chip stocks such as Reliance Industries, Britannia, TCS, Infosys, L&T, M&M, Maruti, Cipla, Dr Reddy’s.
Saurabh: Please advise me for Good Year 6 shares at Rs 1,221.78.
Ajit Mishra: Hold
GEORGE THOMAS VERGHIS: I am a new investor & looking at investing in stocks over a long term. I would like to invest in shares of companies across sectors. Do you recommend one time investment or systematic monthly investment? Kindly suggest the companies to invest in.
Ajit Mishra: You can invest in Banking – Axis bank and ICICI Bank; Pharma – Biocon; Auto – M&M and Bajaj Auto; FMCG – Britannia and Godrej CP; Consumer Durables – Polycab and V-Guard; Cement – Ramco Cements and JK Lakshmi; Telecom – Bharti Airtel; IT – Birlasoft.
Sriram Iyer:Dear Sir, please advise me which of the above scrips should I be holding or exiting accordingly...Thanks
Ajit Mishra:
| Name of Company | Quantity | Buying Price | View |
| TCS | 120 | 2520 | Hold |
| INFOSYS | 102 | 1192 | Hold |
| LTI | 50 | 5094 | Hold |
| LTTS | 45 | 4840 | Hold |
| TATA ELXSI | 50 | 2834 | Hold |
| MINDTREE | 50 | 2768 | Hold |
| PERSISTENT | 18 | 4887 | Hold |
| KPIT | 36 | 615 | Hold |
| HUL | 110 | 2380 | Hold |
| TATA CONSUMER | 300 | 659 | Hold |
| GILLETTE | 12 | 6002 | Hold |
| TATA COFFEE | 300 | 179 | Hold |
| BRITANNIA | 15 | 3490 | Hold |
| BAJAJ CONSUMER | 100 | 301 | Hold |
| SRF | 120 | 2265 | Hold |
| ALKYL AMINES CHEMICALS | 57 | 3514 | Hold |
| DEEPAK NITRITE | 84 | 1127 | Hold |
| BASF | 30 | 2590 | Hold |
| PIDILITE | 30 | 2283 | Hold |
| PHILLIPS CARBON BLACK | 200 | 293 | Hold |
| WELSPUN | 100 | 134 | Exit |
| KPR MILLS | 18 | 678 | Hold |
| NITIN SPINNERS | 50 | 179 | Exit |
| GRASIM | 10 | 786 | Hold |
| ULTRATECH CEMENTS | 24 | 7353 | Hold |
| AMBUJA CEMENTS | 200 | 381 | Hold |
| MANGALAM CEMENTS | 40 | 500 | Hold |
| JK LAKSHMI CEMENTS | 50 | 345 | Hold |
| GABRIEL INDIA | 600 | 172 | Exit |
| WHEELS INDIA | 40 | 1267 | Hold |
| MARUTI SUZUKI | 1 | 8640 | Hold |
| Dr LAL PATHLAB | 20 | 3490 | Hold |
| LAURUS LABS | 93 | 383 | Hold |
| ALEMBIC PHARMA | 30 | 1020 | Hold |
| MOREPEN LABS | 100 | 69 | Exit |
| BAYER CROPSCIENCE | 20 | 5250 | Hold |
| LARSEN & TOUBRO | 100 | 1190 | Hold |
| TATA STEEL | 6 | 1190 | Hold |
| SHAKTI PUMPS | 100 | 845 | Hold |
| IRCTC | 65 | 1050 | Hold |
| POLYCAB | 20 | 927 | Hold |
| BAJAJ HIND SUGAR | 600 | 25 | Exit |
| RENUKA SUGAR | 100 | 48 | Exit |
| YES BANK | 65 | 19 | Exit |
Shashikant Chere: I want to invest Rs 10 lakh for 5 to 6 years. Kindly suggest good stocks.
Ajit Mishra: You can invest in Banking – Axis bank and ICICI Bank; Pharma – Biocon; Auto – M&M and Bajaj Auto; FMCG – Britannia and Godrej CP; Consumer Durables – Polycab and V-Guard; Cement – Ramco Cements and JK Lakshmi; Telecom – Bharti Airtel; IT – Birlasoft.
Pramod Aggrawal: I am holding following strips should I hold /exit/average to increase.
| Company | Recommendation |
| 1. Thirumalai chemical | Exit |
| 2. Maruti | Hold |
| 3.Sriram finance | Hold |
| 4. Shriram property | Exit |
| 5. Laxmi Chemical | Hold |
| 6. Tata Power | Hold |
| 7. Ami organic | Hold |
| 8. Alkyl amines | Hold |
| 9. Advance Enzyme | Hold |
Saravana Kumar Balasubramanian: I have these stocks; Need your valuable suggestions and feedback on these above shares:
Ajit Mishra:
| Company | No of shares | Recommendation |
| HFCL | 1500 | Exit |
| IOC | 80 | Hold |
| RPOWER | 1300 | Exit |
| SBIN | 224 | Hold |
| KANSAINER | 50 | Hold |
| CDSL | 61 | Hold |
| SBI CARD | 5 | Hold |
| MINDTREE | 40 | Hold |
| HATHWAY | 1450 | Exit |
| ADANIPORTS | 60 | Hold |
| CHOLAFIN | 26 | Exit |
| APOLLOTYRE | 62 | Hold |
| HDFC | 6 | Hold |
| IDEA VODAFONE | 11200 | Exit |
| BHEL | 1200 | Exit |
| KOTAKBANK | 7 | Hold |
| IRCTC | 170 | Hold |
| HINDUSNIVR | 10 | Hold |
| VIVIMEDLAB | 675 | Exit |
| JSWENERGY | 368 | Hold |
| INFOSYS | 30 | Hold |
| INDHOTEL | 400 | Exit |
| MOTHERSONSUMI | 100 | Hold |
| ITC | 719 | Hold |
| HAVELLS | 40 | Hold |
| STARHEALTH | 16 | Hold |
| ASIAN PAINTS | 10 | Hold |
| ABFRL | 90 | Hold |
| ADANI ENTER | 50 | Hold |
| RELIANCE IND | 26 | Hold |
| ICICI BANK | 5 | Hold |
| TATA POWER | 2865 | Hold |
| TATA CONSUMER | 250 | Hold |
| TATA MOTORS | 200 | Hold |
| WIPRO | 50 | Hold |
| ZOMATO | 500 | Exit |
| HAPPIEST MINDS | 10 | Hold |
| IEX | 375 | Hold |
| NYKAA | 10 | Hold |
Nitin Kamble: Can I hold 75 shares of HDFC Life Insurance buy at Rs 690, 50 SpiceJet shares bought at 99?
Ajit Mishra: HDFC Life – Hold
Spice Jet - Exit
Sanket Rathi: Please advise on following stocks buy/hold/sell:
Ajit Mishra:
| Company Name | Average Cost Price | View |
| GLOBUS SPIRITS LIMITED | 616.55 | Hold |
| RADICO KHAITAN LTD | 1096.03 | Hold |
| ONE 97 COMMUNICATIONS PAYTM | 2150 | Exit |
| ACC LIMITED | 2321.42 | Hold |
| AMBUJA CEMENTS LTD | 397.99 | Hold |
| SHREE CEMENTS LTD | 26774.27 | Hold |
| ULTRATECH CEMENT LIMITED | 7666.25 | Hold |
| SOMANY CERAMICS LIMITED | 656.07 | Hold |
| DHANUS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | 86.76 | Exit |
| NAZARA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | 1660.62 | Hold |
| COAL INDIA LIMITED | 342.23 | Exit |
| SMS LIFESCIENCES INDIA LTD | 761.57 | Prefer Biocon |
| APOLLO HOSPITALS ENTERPRISES L | 1436.92 | Hold |
| DIVIS LABORATORIES LIMITED | 4198.17 | Hold |
| DR. LAL PATHLABS LIMITED | 535 | Hold |
| FORTIS HEALTHCARE LIMITED | 177.69 | Exit |
| FORTIS MALAR HOSPITALS LIMITED | 73.46 | Exit |
| GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LTD | 539.06 | Hold |
| INDOSOLAR LIMITED | 6.71 | Exit |
| WEBSOL ENERGY SYSTEM LIMITED | 43.21 | Exit |
| BLUE DART EXPRESS LTD | 4176.56 | Hold |
| RELIANCE NAVAL ENGINEERING LTD | 18.53 | Exit |
| BHARTI AIRTEL LTD | 550.63 | Hold |
| PAGE INDUSTRIES LTD | 32760.89 | Hold |
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