ASK AJIT: 'Should I HOLD these stocks?'

'Which of these stocks should I buy for good gains after one year?'

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Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:

Nandan Alok: Kindly advise for the following stock holding -- Reliance Power L: 2500 shares @ Rs 14.05.

Ajit Mishra: Exit the stock.

Mukesh Prasad: Need your advice for long term (2 years) on the following stocks. If I should exit, please indicate the exit price and suggest an alternate share and price.

Ajit Mishra:

Company	No of shares	Price	Recommendation
1. Shree Cement	2	Rs 9,192	Hold
2. L&T	15	Rs 997	Hold
3. Suzlon Energy	1,000	Rs 12.80	Exit
4. HCC	200	Rs 29	Exit

Nitin Gupta: Which of these stocks should I buy for good gains after one year?

Help me in choosing my portfolio.

Ajit Mishra:

Company	Recommendation
1. SBI	Hold
2. IndusInd Bank	Hold
3.NTPC	Hold
4. Sun Pharma	Hold
5. M&M	Hold
6. Tata Motors	Hold
7. ONGC	Hold
8. Infosys	Hold
9. Hindalco	Hold
10. JSW Steel	Hold
11. Adani Ports	Hold
12. Chennai Petro	Exit
13. BEML	Hold
14. Adani Power	Exit
15. Hindustan Copper	Exit

Anand Verlekar: I would like to know your views on following stocks:

Ajit Mishra:

Company	No of shares	Price	Recommendation
1. Vodafone Idea Ltd	1,000	Rs 8.89	Hold
2. Karnataka Bank	900	Rs 43	Exit
3. Tech Mahindra	50	Rs 537	Hold
4. Manappuram Finance	50	Rs 139	Hold
5. Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers	100	Rs 88	Hold
6. NALCO	450	Rs 56	Hold

M K N Rao: Pl advice on following, whether I should buy /sell:

Ajit Mishra:

Company	Recommendation
1. Happiest Minds (new entry)	Hold
2. Infosys	Hold
3. Lyka Labs	Exit
4. CDSL	Hold
5. PNB	Exit
6. IOB	Exit
7. Central Bank	Exit
8. Tejas Networks	Hold
9. Yes Bank	Exit

Subhas Sengupta: What's happening with Castrol/ITC? They are not moving since ages. Further, I hold following:

Ajit Mishra: Exit both the stocks.

Company	No of shares	Price	Recommendation
1. GIC	88	IPO price	Exit
2. Indian Railway Finance	525	IPO price	Exit
3. CPSE ETF	735	Rs 27	Hold
4. Jai Mata Glass	100	Rs 505	Exit

Ajay Seth: Please advise about following stocks:

Ajit Mishra:

Company	Recommendation
1. ONGC	Hold
2. IOC	Hold
3. SAIL	Hold
4. SCI	Exit
5. Yes Bank	Exit
6. Biocon	Hold

Rajaganesan Swaminathan: I bought 2,000 shares of Suzlon Energy at Rs 24 per share a long ago. Should I wait for it to reach that level to sell or should I sell it now?

Ajit Mishra: Exit.

Deepak Jagnani: I have made a big mistake, please advise. I have sold 2,000 shares of Balkrishna Industries Rs 2,080.

Ajit Mishra: You can buy Balkrishna Industries again on dips and hold for the long term.

Subba Rao: Kindly advise if I should hold or exit shares of Venkys.

Ajit Mishra: Hold.

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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