Top stock market recommendations: According to Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group, Hero Motocorp, Tata Power are the top buy calls for today. Solar Industries India is a sell call. Here’s his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty and the top stock picks for July 17, 2025:Index View: NiftyNifty traded broadly within its previous day’s range, recovering its early morning losses to end with minor gains ahead of its weekly expiry due today. With downside targets seeming to be complete and fresh upside opens up only above 25325 closing, any 50-70 point dip is likely to get bought into for targets of 25320 odd for this week’s trade. Bank NiftyBank Nifty continuing its outperformance ended at a 5 day closing highs as its supports of 56750 got protected not once, but twice at the start of this week. With continuing outperformance against Nifty, Bank Nifty is now back on track to scale to fresh all time highs, unless a close below 56750 negates this formation on daily charts.HEROMOTOCO (BUY):
- LCP: 4424
- Stop Loss: 4260
- Target: 5000
Ending at a 6 month closing highs earlier this week, Hero Motocorp has given a breakout from its bullish cup and handle pattern along with a crossover from its 200 DMA. This breakout also marks an end to the 8 week long consolidation seen on daily charts as the stock has shown signs of moving further northward given the price action positioned in a similar stance for a target of 5000 for now.TATAPOWER (BUY):
- LCP: 415
- Stop Loss: 400
- Target: 450
After holding above its 200 DMA all through the past week, the Tata Power stock has moved forward to breakout from its 6 month long cup and handle formation on daily and weekly charts ahead of its quarterly numbers. This is accompanied by a higher low formation on daily charts repeated over 5 times in the past 3-4 months signalling presences of buyers at lower levels.SOLARIND (SELL):
- LCP: 15190
- Stop Loss: 16000
- Target: 13700
After a strong rally of 110% from its Feb 2025 lows to June 2025 highs, Solar Industries India has started showing profit taking as focus shifts from defence as a sector. Charts suggest that over 40-50% of this recent rally is likely to be retraced, however we are looking for targets of 13700-800 zone which also coincides with its previous breakout and consolidation zone. Stock has already corrected ~15% off recent highs in less than 3 weeks. (Disclaimer: Recommendations and views on the stock market and other asset classes given by experts are their own. These opinions do not represent the views of The Times of India)
