HSBC and 27 other SEBI-registered analysts issued 168 equity short term recommendations today, targeting gains over a 2 to 4 week horizon. The batch carries a broadly bullish bias — 165 buys against 3 sells — covering 76 stocks.

The 5 most-covered names of the session:

TRENT drew 16 calls — 16 buy calls — from HSBC, Rakesh Bansal, with entries between ₹2,580 and ₹2,900 and targets between ₹2,980 and ₹3,390.

AXISBANK drew 15 calls — 15 buy calls — from CITI, with entries between ₹1,222 and ₹1,250 and targets at ₹1,620.

MOTILALOFS drew 8 calls — 8 buy calls — from Siddharth Ray Mangla, Prakash Gaba, IIFLCapitalA and 1 others, with entries between ₹1,011 and ₹1,071 and targets between ₹998 and ₹1,120.

OPTIEMUS drew 7 calls — 7 buy calls — from Stockpro Online, with entries at ₹850 and targets between ₹900 and ₹1,200.

MEESHO drew 5 calls — 5 buy calls — from Jefferies, Lakshmishree, Rakesh Bansal, with entries between ₹226 and ₹239.5 and targets between ₹237 and ₹280.

The remaining 71 stocks covered by SEBI-registered analysts, with the price at which each call was issued:

Buy calls — WIPRO (₹129 → ₹132) via Stockpro Online; DHAMPURSUG (₹85.6 → ₹195) via SMTStockMarketToday, OfficialHDFCsecurities; GODREJCP (₹849.45 → ₹990) via CLSA, HSBC; JYOTICNC (₹1,073 → ₹1,105) via Kunal Saraogi; MARICO (₹788.35 → ₹1,020) via CLSA, HSBC; RRKABEL (₹2,700 → ₹2,750) via Stockpro Online; STLTECH (₹1,037 → ₹1,050) via Aalgobreaths, Nomura; BALUFORGE (₹525 → ₹540) via Sislofficial.

BSE (₹3,289 → ₹3,450) via Amit Seth, Chandan Taparia; SBILIFE (₹2,270 → ₹2,088) via HSBC; SHRIRAMFIN (₹971 → ₹995) via Sumeet Bagadiya; ALKEM (₹5,261 → ₹5,350) via Siddharth Ray Mangla; ANANDRATHI (₹2,169 → ₹2,200) via Prakash Gaba; BLUESTARCO (₹1,551 → ₹1,600) via Prakash Gaba; DLF (₹673 → ₹695) via Amit Seth, Manas Jaiswal; HAL (₹4,824 → ₹4,930) via Amit Seth.

HERITGFOOD (₹406 → ₹415) via Elitewealthltd; ICICIAMC (₹3,800 → ₹3,610) via HSBC; ICICIPRULI (₹458 → ₹3,800) via HSBC; KFINTECH (₹881 → ₹910) via Manas Jaiswal; LAURUSLABS (₹2,036 → ₹2,100) via Manas Jaiswal; LLOYDSENGG (₹103 → ₹108) via Elitewealthltd; MOTHERSON (₹156.5) via Amit Seth; PAYTM (₹1,684 → ₹1,725) via Kunal Saraogi.

POLICYBZR (₹999 → ₹74.5) via Nifty; SKYGOLD (₹855 → ₹882) via IIFLCapitalA, Lakshmishree; THELEELA (₹577 → ₹590) via Kunal Shah; ABDL (₹712 → ₹760) via Lakshmishree; ADL (₹291.3 → ₹311) via OfficialHDFCsecurities; AMBALALSA (₹37.97 → ₹703) via CLSA; ARE&M (₹741 → ₹880) via JP Morgan; AUBANK (₹1,015 → ₹1,050) via Aastha Jain.

AZAD (₹2,958 → ₹3,050) via Lakshmishree; BEL (₹384.85) via Amit Seth; BHEL (₹445 → ₹453.25) via IIFLCapitalA; CHEMPLASTS (₹208 → ₹230) via Lakshmishree; CLCIND (₹607 → ₹627) via IIFLCapitalA; COALINDIA (₹425.1) via Amit Seth; CONCOR (₹441 → ₹500) via JP Morgan; CPCAP (₹139.18 → ₹2,980) via Rakesh Bansal.

FINCABLES (₹1,475 → ₹1,530) via Amit Seth; HDFCLIFE (₹531 → ₹657) via HSBC; ICICIGI (₹1,600 → ₹1,741) via HSBC; ICIL (₹461 → ₹495) via Lakshmishree; INDUSTOWER (₹388 → ₹400) via Rakesh Bansal; KOTAKBANK (₹416) via Amit Seth; LT (₹3,742.7 → ₹3,990) via Nirmalbangofficial; MFSL (₹2,100 → ₹1,900) via HSBC.

MIDHANI (₹445.5 → ₹459.15) via Lakshmishree; MOBIKWIK (₹208.5 → ₹230) via Lakshmishree; MSUMI (₹32.89) via Amit Seth; NYKAA (₹344 → ₹355) via IIFLCapitalA; PAGEIND (₹38,210 → ₹39,000) via Prakash Gaba; PAISALO (₹82.45 → ₹88.5) via Lakshmishree; PARADEEP (₹155 → ₹159) via Kunal Shah; PWL (₹133.2 → ₹150) via Lakshmishree.

RAYMOND (₹1,335 → ₹1,320) via Aastha Jain; RAYMONDREL (₹724 → ₹850) via Lakshmishree; RELIANCE (₹1,218 → ₹1,350) via Rajesh Satpute; RKFORGE (₹728 → ₹785) via Rakesh Bansal; SBC (₹2,859 → ₹3,390) via HSBC; SCI (₹287.75 → ₹305) via OfficialHDFCsecurities; SONACOMS (₹813 → ₹840) via Siddharth Ray Mangla; TATASTEEL (₹178 → ₹211) via JP Morgan.

TEMBO (₹58.4 → ₹72) via Lakshmishree; URBANCO (₹165.11 → ₹177) via OfficialHDFCsecurities; USHAMART (₹516.2 → ₹552) via OfficialHDFCsecurities; VBL (₹439 → ₹450) via Prakash Gaba; ZYDUSLIFE (₹1,156.6 → ₹1,190) via Nirmalbangofficial.

Sell calls — CAMS (₹679 → ₹640) via Somil Mehta; KAYNES (₹3,368 → ₹3,000) via Somil Mehta.

This roundup reproduces calls from 28 SEBI-registered Research Analysts: HSBC (SEBI Reg. INH000001287); Stockpro Online (SEBI Reg. INH100006667); CITI (SEBI Reg. INH000000438); Amit Seth (SEBI Reg. INH300009172); Lakshmishree (SEBI Reg. INH000014395); Prakash Gaba (SEBI Reg. INH000001022); Rakesh Bansal (SEBI Reg. INH100008984); Siddharth Ray Mangla (SEBI Reg. INH000024693); Kunal Saraogi (SEBI Reg. INH100001609); OfficialHDFCsecurities (SEBI Reg. INH000002475); CLSA (SEBI Reg. INH000001113); IIFLCapitalA (SEBI Reg. INH000000248); Manas Jaiswal (SEBI Reg. INH100001625); Elitewealthltd (SEBI Reg. INH100002300); Jefferies (SEBI Reg. INH000000701); JP Morgan (SEBI Reg. INH000001873); Kunal Shah (SEBI Reg. INH000001758); Sislofficial (SEBI Reg. INH100005011); SMTStockMarketToday (SEBI Reg. INH000009782); Sumeet Bagadiya (SEBI Reg. INH000000222); Aalgobreaths (SEBI Reg. INH000019886); Aastha Jain (SEBI Reg. INH100002250); Nifty (SEBI Reg. INH000017125); Nirmalbangofficial (SEBI Reg. INH000001436); Nomura (SEBI Reg. INH000001014); Somil Mehta (SEBI Reg. INH000006183); Chandan Taparia (SEBI Reg. INH000000412); Rajesh Satpute (SEBI Reg. INH000005494).

Short-term calls are designed to play out over two to four weeks. Quarterly results, FII flows, and sector rotation remain key variables during the holding period.

All recommendations reproduced here originate exclusively from SEBI-registered Research Analysts and are published for informational purposes only. These are not buy or sell recommendations from this publication. Registration with SEBI does not guarantee returns. Investing in securities markets is subject to market risks — read all related documents carefully before investing.