What shares should you invest in if you had Rs 5 lakh?

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers' queries on stocks they own or want to buy.

Here are his replies to some of the 'buy, sell, hold, avoid or exit?' e-mails that we have received.

If you want his advice on your investments, please mail your questions to getahead@rediff.co.in with the subject line, 'Stock Market Query', along with your name, and Ajit Mishra will offer his unbiased views.

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Rahul Dulani: What is your advice on these shares?

Ajit Mishra:

ASHOK LEYLAND LTD (ASHLEY) - 100 Shares @ Rs 81.72	Hold
AUROBINDO PHARMA LTD (AURPHA) - 300 Shares @ Rs 76.37	Hold
AXIS BANK LIMITED (AXIBAN) - 100 Shares @ Rs 228.63	Hold
CIPLA LIMITED (CIPLA) - 20 Shares @ Rs 169.92	Hold
COAL INDIA LIMITED (COALIN) - 20 Shares @ Rs 323.42	Hold
DISH TV INDIA LIMITED (DISHTV) - 150 Shares @ Rs 62.42	Exit
GATEWAY DISTRIPARKS LIMITED (GATDIS) - 112 Shares @ Rs 118.27	Exit
RELIANCE ETF GOLD BEES (GOLDEX) - 7700 Shares @ Rs 20.08	Hold
HAZOOR MULTI PROJECTS LIMITED (HAZMED) - 2100 Shares @ Rs 5.03	Exit
HCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (HCLTEC) - 120 Shares @ Rs 106.05	Hold
ICICI BANK LIMITED (ICIBAN) - 82 Shares @ Rs 161.19	Hold
INFOSYS LTD (INFTEC) - 241 Shares @ Rs 275.88	Hold
JAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS LTD (JAIIRR) - 100 Shares @ Rs 96.73	Exit
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED (LARTOU) - 33 Shares @ Rs 709.92	Hold
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES (RELIND) - 60 Shares @ Rs 435.47	Hold
SBI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD (SBILIF) - 42 Shares @ Rs 700	Hold
SUBEX LTD (SUBSYS) - 150 Shares @ Rs 186.43	Exit
SUPREME PETROCHEM LIMITED (SUPPET) - 100 Shares @ Rs 60.15	Exit
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD (TCS) - 20 Shares @ Rs 514.16	Hold
VIJAYA BANK (VIJBAN) - 100 Shares @ Rs 63.36	Exit

Sankar: This is my portfolio. Can you please advise which one i can hold and exit?

Ajit Mishra:

ABAOFF	ABAN OFFSHORE LTD	20	Exit
ADATRA	ADANI TRANSMISSION LIMITED	200	Exit
ALLBAN	ALLAHABAD BANK	240	Exit
ANARAJ	ANANT RAJ LIMITED	1500	Exit
ANDBAN	ANDHRA BANK	100	Exit
AURPHA	AUROBINDO PHARMA LTD	50	Hold
AXIBAN	AXIS BANK LIMITED	0	Hold
BARLTD	BARTRONICS INDIA LTD	0	Exit
BATIND	BATA INDIA LIMITED	40	Hold
BDHIND	BDH INDUSTRIES LTD	0	Exit
COALIN	COAL INDIA LIMITED	50	Hold
DECGOL	DECCAN GOLD MINES LTD.	200	Exit
DENBAN	DENA BANK	100	Exit
EDUSOL	EDUCOMP SOLUTIONS LTD	0	Exit
EICMOT	EICHER MOTORS LTD	2	Hold
FUTVEN	FUTURE CONSUMER LIMITED	2000	Exit
GAIL	GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED	232	Hold
HAVIND	HAVELLS INDIA LIMITED	50	Hold
HCLINF	HCL INFOSYSTEMS LTD	1950	Exit
HCLTEC	HCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED	80	Hold
HEG	HEG LIMITED	30	Exit
HEXTEC	HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD	530	Hold
HINPET	HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORP	100	Hold
ICIBAN	ICICI BANK LIMITED	82	Hold
ICISEC	ICICI SECURITIES LTD ISEC	56	Hold
IGAMOT	IGARASHI MOTORS INDIA LIMITED	22	Exit
IMPPOW	IMP POWER LTD	0	Exit
INDCEM	INDIA CEMENTS LTD	0	Exit
INDIBA	INDIAN BANK	200	Exit
INDOIL	INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED	300	Hold
INFTEC	INFOSYS LTD	80	Hold
ISPIND	JSW ISPAT STEEL LIMITED	0	Exit
ITC	ITC LIMITED	100	Hold
JAIASS	JAIPRAKASH ASSOCIATES LIMITED	0	Exit
JMTAUT	JMT AUTO LIMITED	2000	Exit
JVLAGR	JVL AGRO INDUSTRIES LIMITED	0	Exit
KANST	KANISHK STEEL INDUSTRIES LTD	0	Exit
LANINF	LANCO INFRATECH LTD	0	Exit
LARTOU	LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED	15	Hold
LTFINA	LT FINANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED	500	Hold
MANAFI	MANAPPURAM FINANCE LIMITED	750	Hold
MOLTEK	MOLD-TEK TECHNOLOGIES LTD	0	Exit
NESIND	NESTLE INDIA LIMITED	5	Hold
NIIT	NIIT LIMITED	450	Exit
NTPC	NTPC LIMITED	180	Hold
OMMETA	OM METALS INFRAPROJECTS LTD	2041	Exit
ONGC	OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATIO	75	Hold
ORBCOR	ORBIT CORPORATION LIMITED	0	Exit
POWGRI	POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDI	70	Hold
PUNBAN	PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK	350	Exit
RELNAT	RELIANCE NATURAL RESOURCES LIM	0	Exit
RELPOW	RELIANCE POWER LIMITED	0	Exit
SAKSUG	SAKTHI SUGARS LTD	0	Exit
SRF	SRF LIMITED	100	Exit
STABAN	STATE BANK OF INDIA	150	Hold
SUNFAS	SUNDARAM FASTENERS LIMITED	20	Hold
SUNPHA	SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES	50	Hold
TATCO	TATA COFFEE LTD	100	Hold
TATGLO	TATA GLOBAL BEVERAGES LIMITED	150	Hold
TATMOT	TATA MOTORS LIMITED	60	Exit
TCS	TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD	448	Hold
TECMAH	TECH MAHINDRA LIMITED	44	Hold
THOCOO	THOMAS COOK (INDIA) LTD	150	Exit
TVSMOT	TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED	20	Hold
UNITEC	UNITECH LTD	0	Exit
VOLTAS	VOLTAS LTD	50	Hold
WELIND	WELSPUN INDIA LTD	10000	Exit
WIPRO	WIPRO LTD	106	Hold
ZEEMED	ZEE MEDIA CORPORATION LIMITED	2000	Exit

Abhinav Gupta: I will be really grateful if you can advise me on my portfolio. I have been holding this for a long time. Request your suggestions to rejig and provide a new life to my portfolio.

Ajit Mishra:

ASHOK LEYLAND LTD (ASHLEY) - 100 Shares @ Rs 81.72	Hold
AUROBINDO PHARMA LTD (AURPHA) - 300 Shares @ Rs 76.37	Hold
AXIS BANK LIMITED (AXIBAN) - 100 Shares @ Rs 228.63	Hold
CIPLA LIMITED (CIPLA) - 20 Shares @ Rs 169.92	Hold
COAL INDIA LIMITED (COALIN) - 20 Shares @ Rs 323.42	Hold
DISH TV INDIA LIMITED (DISHTV) - 150 Shares @ Rs 62.42	Exit
GATEWAY DISTRIPARKS LIMITED (GATDIS) - 112 Shares @ Rs 118.27	Exit
RELIANCE ETF GOLD BEES (GOLDEX) - 7700 Shares @ Rs 20.08	Hold
HAZOOR MULTI PROJECTS LIMITED (HAZMED) - 2100 Shares @ Rs 5.03	Exit
HCL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (HCLTEC) - 120 Shares @ Rs 106.05	Hold
ICICI BANK LIMITED (ICIBAN) - 82 Shares @ Rs 161.19	Hold
INFOSYS LTD (INFTEC) - 241 Shares @ Rs 275.88	Hold
JAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS LTD (JAIIRR) - 100 Shares @ Rs 96.73	Exit
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED (LARTOU) - 33 Shares @ Rs 709.92	Hold
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES (RELIND) - 60 Shares @ Rs 435.47	Hold
SBI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LTD (SBILIF) - 42 Shares @ Rs 700	Hold
SUBEX LTD (SUBSYS) - 150 Shares @ Rs 186.43	Exit
SUPREME PETROCHEM LIMITED (SUPPET) - 100 Shares @ Rs 60.15	Exit
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD (TCS) - 20 Shares @ Rs 514.16	Hold
VIJAYA BANK (VIJBAN) - 100 Shares @ Rs 63.36	Exit

N Swaminathan: I am holding the following shares. Please advise.

Ajit Mishra:

Gmr infra 500	Hold
ILFS 3000	Exit
Dhfl 300	Exit
Maruti Suzuki 20	Hold
Sjv n 300	Exit
Balakrishna paper 200	Exit
Sail 150	Hold
HMRC 500	Exit

Rahul Dulani: Please advise on these shares:

Ajit Mishra:

Shares	Qty	Rate
AB CAPITAL	15	203	Exit
AJANTA PHARMA	9	1465	Hold
FC CONSUMER	50	62.6	Exit
MANGALAM	7	219	Hold
NFL	15	78	Exit
NCC	30	82	Hold
NPRFIN	20	41.72	Exit
PNB	17	116.15	Exit
PRSMJOHNSN	40	112	Exit
RELINFRA	5	563	Exit
SIMPLEXINF	6	593	Exit
SYNDIBANK	12	40	Exit

Anirban Mukherjee: Please give your valuable advice on my below portfolio stocks whether to hold, exit or average

Ajit Mishra:

UPL - 1000 @ 594	Hold
Coal India - 100@398	Hold
ONGC - 100@297	Hold
Lovable - 100@393	Exit
Nectar Life - 1000@37.5	Exit
Pudumjee Papaer - 1000@34.2	Exit
Nectar Life - 1000@37.5	Exit
RCF - 300@67	Exit
Zee Ent - 1000@329	Exit
strides - 50@890	Hold
Oil Country Tubular- 100@64	Exit
Liberty shoes - 1000@135	Hold
Mayur Uniquoters - 38 @235	Exit
Kohinoor Foods- 700@57	Exit
J.K Tyre - 1000@79	Hold

Anshuman Jha: I have below mentioned stock in my portfolio. Please suggest your valuable inputs.

Ajit Mishra:

Ashok Leyland 28 @ 111.68	Hold
BHEL 30 @ 67.43	Exit
Dewan Housing 10 @ 290	Exit
South Ind Bk 100 @ 14	Exit
SBI 40 @ 252.50	Hold
Tata Motors 10 @ 180.50	Hold
Yes Bank 10 @ 226.50	Hold

Utkarsh Desai: I hold the following shares in demat form. Please advise whether I should hold or exit.

Ajit Mishra:

AB Capitals -250 Shares brought @239 - 2 Yrs 3 Months back	Exit
AB Capitals -500 Shares brought @100 - 1 Months back	Exit
Menon Bearings - 500 Shares brought @110 - 2 Yrs back	Exit
Equitas Holdings 750 Shares brought @187 - 2 Yrs back	Exit
Euro Multi vision 200 Shares brought @26 - 9 Yrs back	Exit
Bandhan Bank 75 Shares brought @522 -1 Months back	Hold
Ujjivan Finance 110 Shares brought @384 - 2 Yrs back	Hold
Titan Company 100 Shares brought @1180 - 4 Months back	Hold
HDFC Bank 100 Shares brought @1170 -3 Months back	Hold
Star Cement 700 Shares brought @129 - 2 Yrs back	Exit
HDFC AMC 10 Shares brought @ 3200 - Today	Hold

Advise me on HDFC Life, Pidilite & Granules India. What will be the best level to enter in these three shares? Also recommend two companies with 3-9 months prospective.

Ajit Mishra:

HDFCLIFE: It’s looking strong on short-term chart, trading near its record high and has the potential to test 670+ mark. Support is at 610.

PIDILITIND: It has been showing strength despite volatility in the broader market. One can hold long position with SL at 1370 and target at 1440

GRANULES: It has been consolidating in a zone for past three months or so while holding firmly above the support zone of multiple moving averages on daily chart. Existing long can be hold with strict SL at 110 for the target of 165.

For 3-9 months of horizon, one can take fresh longs at GSPL and TECHM.

Ramesh: I hold the following stocks, please guide me for long term investment:

Ajit Mishra:

Apollo microsystems @69	Exit on rise
Apollo tyres.@180	Hold
Arvind Fashion @51	Exit on rise
Bank of baroda.@99	Exit on rise
BEL@89	Hold
BDL@260	Exit on rise
BRNL@82	Exit on rise
BSOFT@73	Exit on rise
Cadilachc@246	Hold
Deepak fertilizer @99	Exit on rise
DLink@78	Exit on rise
SDBL@122	Exit on rise
M&M@622	Hold
RHFL@26	Exit on rise
Reliance infrastructure @121	Exit on rise
National Aluminum @49	Hold
Neclife@16	Exit on rise
SAIL@45	Hold

S Mishra: My investment in IPO. Should I hold /exit?

Ajit Mishra:

IRB INFRA	Exit
POWER GRID CO	Hold
POWER FINANCE CO	Exit
ADANI PORT	Hold
VODA IDEA	Hold
TATA STEEL	Hold
REL POWER	Exit
GEN INS CORPN	Exit
COAL IND LTD	Hold

Amit Arora: Please let me know about the following shares - Hold OR exit

Ajit Mishra:

All Cargo 1000/- @95.20	Exit
Ballarpur Instt 50,000/- @.49	Exit
Gail 1000/- @ 117.68	Hold
Kpit 500/- @ 92.25	Exit
Karur vysya 1000/- @ 59.10	Exit
Mahindra & mahindra 100/- @ 515.43	Hold
NBCC 1000/- @ 37.37	Hold
Vodfone 1000/- @5.75	Hold

Priyank Joseph: Kindly give your recommendation based on long term view on followings stocks.

Ajit Mishra:

ABCL at 156	Exit
Apex at 531	Hold
Avanti feeds at 572	Hold
Asahi at 350	Exit
Hindustan zinc at 323	Hold
Nocil at 199	Hold
Page at 21789	Hold
Solar at 1133	Hold
Tata steel at 577	Hold
Venky at 2264	Hold

Helder Groen: I have bought in July 2017 to Dec. 2017 following shares: Please advise what to do next.

Ajit Mishra:

LUPIN @ 850	Average and Hold
GLENMARK @ 550	Hold
JK TYRE @105	Average and Hold
IDFC BANK @ 43	Exit

Purnima Kumar: I have been investing in stock market for around 3 years now and so far my consolidated returns have been around 23%. Please advise on following and also will help if you could tell me if I have to put 5 lac more where should I invest? Also advise on following shares:

Ajit Mishra:

Coal India 200 shares@296 Rs buy price	Hold
Dabur 148@442	Hold
Lal Path 100@805	Hold
Federal Bank 1500@59	Hold
GE Power 100@919	Exit
Havell 100@783	Hold
HDFC Bank 380@574	Hold
IDFC First Bank 1833@52	Hold
IDFC Ltd 2568@57	Exit
ILFS Investment Manager 37500@15	Exit
IOCL 481@138	Hold
Infosys 618@538	Hold
Interglobe 170@894	Hold
ITC 421@251	Hold
IRCTC 150@734	Hold
Mastek 300@171	Exit
Nippon ETF Gold 4900@26	Hold
NTPC 240@136	Exit
Power Grid 602@166	Hold
RBL Bank 100@345	Exit
Reliance Power 843@45	Exit
Spicejet 1404@68	Exit
SBI 2326@220	Hold
Sun Pharma 200@414	Hold
Tata Motors 100@464	Hold
Titan 52@1212	Hold
VGuard 560@118	Hold

In addition, you can invest in stocks such as Britannia, Gujarat Gas, L&T, Tech Mahindra, Ramco Cements, Marico, Maruti and M&M.

Vimal Mallick: I am holding the following scrips in my portfolio, please give your recommendation on Hold/Sell, I am a long term investor, say 4-8 years.

Ajit Mishra:

ANANT RAJ 1000 @ 70	Exit on rise
AUROBINDO PHARMA 125 @ 880	Hold
AUTOMOTIVE AXLE 60 @ 1348	Hold
AVANTI FEEDS 164 @ 666	Hold
D MART 50 @1439	Hold
BHARAT DYNAMICS LTD 150 @ 301	Exit on rise
IIFL FINANCE 210 @ 609	Exit on rise
ION EXCHANGE 64 @ 773	Exit on rise
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK 35 @ 1400	Hold
PNB HOUSING FINANCE 135 @ 1422	Hold
SOMANY CERAMICS 180 @ 595	Exit on rise
YES BANK 1655 @ 163	Hold

Pankajj: Please suggest on following stock

Ajit Mishra:

IRCTC	Hold
BANDHAN BANK	Hold
HDFC LIFE	Hold
NATIONAL INSURANCE	Exit on rise
GENERAL INSURANCE	Hold
RELIANCE POWER	Exit

Raj Kapoor: I have following share in my account. Please suggest you advice (time horizon 1.5-2 year)

Ajit Mishra:

Adani Green Energy - 750 @ 89	Hold
Mauriya Udyog - 300 @ 269	Exit on rise
KEI Industries - 500 @ 310	Hold
Maruti Suzuki - 20 @ 5900	Hold
Reliance Industries - 26 @ 1110	Hold

Ravish Nair: Please advise on the stocks which i have held for long term.

Ajit Mishra:

Everest Kanto Cylinder- 427 shares @ 42	Exit on rise
Signet Industries- 245 shares @ 79	Exit on rise
Jai corporation- 20 share @ 160	Exit on rise
Skipper Ltd- 101 share @ 111	Exit on rise

Jaideep Nair: Please advise on the following stocks in my portfolio: Shall I hold or sell? What are the long term prospects for these companies?

Ajit Mishra:

Mastek - 1000 @ Rs. 360	Hold
Majesco - 1000 @ Rs. 380	Exit on rise
Finolex Cables - 500 @ Rs. 430	Hold
Wabco India - 100 @ Rs. 6805	Hold
Sundaram Clayton - 100 @ Rs. 3151	Exit on rise

Ravi Pedulwar: Following is my holding, please provide your suggestion on this stock, sir please suggest shall I average YES BANK, M&M, GRAPHITE INDIA, & INDIA BULLS HOUSING.

Ajit Mishra:

1-Ashok Leyland - 150 qty - Average Price -82.30	Hold
2-BHEL -150 qty - Average price -57.79	Exit
3-DHFL -65 QTY -Average price -96.85	Exit
4-Graphite india -27 qty -Average price -607.09	Exit
5-HDFCAMC -3 QTY -Average price-3226.67	Hold
6-IDFC FIST BANK -100qty - Average price - 45.60	Exit
7-Indiabulls hous -22 qty Average price - 528.10	Exit
8-LT - 3 QTY -Average price -1317.50	Hold
9-M&M -60 qty - Average price -635.08	Average & Hold
10-Tata power -339 qty -Average price -57.20	Exit
11-TATA STEEL - 12 QTY - Average price -502.17	Hold
12-Titancompany - 3 qty -Average price -1162.32	Hold
13-YES BANK - 300 QTY - Average price -79.44	Exit

Satish: I am holding the below mentioned following shares. Should I hold or sell these shares. Also please advise which company shares to buy for long term?

Ajit Mishra:

L & T: 150 shares @ Rs. 1333 per share. Purchased in July 2019	Hold
Laxmi Machine: 75 shares @ Rs. 3666 per share. Purchased in July 2019	Hold
Tata Steel: 400 shares @ Rs. 363 per share. Purchased in July 2019	Hold

Also you can invest in companies such as Britannia, Gujarat Gas, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Ramco Cements, Dabur, Maruti and M&M.

Dotty Lobo: I am holding following shares. Kindly advise whether I should hold or exit:

Ajit Mishra:

VIP Industries 54 shares	Hold
Suzlon 300 shares	Exit
Axis Bank 50 shares	Hold
Castrol 50 shares	Exit
Vedanta 100 shares	Hold
ICICI Bank 200 Shares	Hold
TCS 50 shares	Hold
Manappuram 100 shares	Hold
DLF 50 shares	Hol
Reliance Inds 50 shares	Hold

Ajit Mishra is vice president, Research, Religare Broking. He can be reached at ajit.mishra@religare.com

Disclaimer: This article is meant for information purpose only. This article and information do not constitute a distribution, an endorsement, an investment advice, an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities/schemes or any other financial products /investment products mentioned in this QnA or an attempt to influence the opinion or behaviour of the investors /recipients.

Any use of the information /any investment and investment related decisions of the investors/recipients are at their sole discretion and risk. Any advice herein is made on a general basis and does not take into account the specific investment objectives of the specific person or group of persons. Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice.

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