Indian shares are likely to start Friday's session on a cautiously positive note amid gains across Asian markets following another record close on Wall Street overnight. At 8:49 am, Nifty50 futures on the Singapore Exchange — an early indicator of India's NSE Nifty50 index — were up 21 points or 0.12 percent at 17,280.50.

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Equities in other Asian markets held their gains as traders awaited US jobs data with global shares at record highs. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was broadly flat in early deals, but its all-country world index edged higher following five straight record closing highs. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was up 0.38 percent. The dollar was at a one-month low against peers.

Overnight on Wall Street, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indices rose to record highs. S&P 500 E-Mini futures were up 0.18 percent in early Asian trade, hinting at a positive start in the US on Friday.

CNBC-TV18’s in-house panel of experts has picked a list of stocks for investors to buy/sell in trade today. Here are the top buy-sell calls by market experts:

Mitessh Thakkar of earningwaves.com

Buy MRF for a target price of Rs 83,250 with a stop loss at Rs 80,250

Buy Godrej Properties for a target of Rs 1,655 with a stop loss below Rs 1,565

Buy Kotak Mahindra Bank above Rs 1,791 for a target of Rs 1,830 with a stop loss at Rs 1,775

Buy Pfizer for a target of Rs 6,160 with a stop loss at Rs 5,885

Shrikant Chouhan of Kotak Securities

Buy IndusInd Bank for a target of Rs 1,060 with a stop loss at Rs 990

Buy Tata Chemicals for a target of Rs 885 with a stop loss at Rs 835

Buy Nalco for a target price of Rs 95 with a stop loss at Rs 87

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First Published:Sept 3, 2021 8:59 AM IST