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Five Stocks To Buy: BSE, Infosys, ICICI Bank And More | May 19, 2026
Top picks include financial market infrastructure major BSE, IT giants Infosys and Coforge, pharmaceutical major Sun Pharma, and private sector lender ICICI Bank.
Mankind Pharma Ltd rises for third straight session
Mankind Pharma Ltd is quoting at Rs 2511.4, up 2% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The stock is down 2.38% in last one year as compared to a 4.94% slide in NIFTY and a 13.93% slide in the Nifty Pharma index.
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd soars 2.1%
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd is quoting at Rs 1012.55, up 2.1% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The stock is up 12.17% in last one year as compared to a 4.94% drop in NIFTY and a 13.93% drop in the Nifty Pharma index.
Nifty Forms Morning Star Pattern After Rebound; Key Levels To Watch
The Nifty needs to hold above Thursday's high of 23,777 for the recovery to continue. A sustained move above that level may push the index towards the 50-day moving average near 23,836.
Market at Close | Bharti Airtel, Cipla lead rally as Sensex jumps 790 points, Nifty tops 23,650
The Sensex rose 790 points to close at 75,399, while the Nifty gained 277 points to settle at 23,690. The Nifty Bank index advanced 673 points to 54,129, and the Midcap index climbed 675 points to 60,840.
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd soars 1.15%
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd is quoting at Rs 1514.7, up 1.15% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The stock is up 24.47% in last one year as compared to a 5.39% drop in NIFTY and a 13.06% drop in the Nifty Pharma index.
Nifty above 23,500 level; pharma shares in demand
At 10:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, advanced 228.50 points or 0.31% to 74,837.48. The Nifty 50 index rose 98.85 points or 0.42% to 23,511.40.
Nifty May futures trade at a premium
Dixon Technologies (India), Cipla and HDFC Bank were the top traded contracts.
Ajanta Pharma Ltd spurts 1.08%, rises for third straight session
Ajanta Pharma Ltd is quoting at Rs 3125, up 1.08% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The stock is up 20.83% in last one year as compared to a 4.86% gain in NIFTY and a 11.37% gain in the Nifty Pharma index.
Biocon Ltd spurts 3.7%, gains for third straight session
Biocon Ltd is quoting at Rs 417.35, up 3.7% on the day as on 12:49 IST on the NSE. The stock is up 23.4% in last one year as compared to a 4.86% fall in NIFTY and a 11.37% fall in the Nifty Pharma index.
MSCI rejig: MCX, Indian Bank included, but RVNL, Kalyan Jewellers out
MSCI’s May 2026 index rejig kept India’s overall representation in the MSCI Standard Index unchanged at 165 stocks, even as four companies, including MCX and Indian Bank, were added and four others, such as Rail Vikas Nigam Limited and Kalyan Jewellers, were removed. The changes will take effect after market close on May 29. MSCI also carried out a major clean-up in the Small Cap index, where more than a dozen Indian stocks are set to exit.
Buy or sell: Gift Nifty signals muted start, Vaishali Parekh recommends three intraday stocks for today — 13 May 2026
Buy or sell: Vaishali Parekh recommends three intraday stocks for today — Axis Bank, DLF, and PNB