Choosing the Best F&O Stocks: Samco's Three Golden Rules (2024)

INFY 1,605 1,656 1,586 1,624 79,587 389,909 35,453,700 285,300HDFCBANK 1,426 1,438 1,397 1,403 47,797 372,422 56,014,750 2,855,050TATASTEEL 1,335 1,362 1,330 1,343 20,878 119,391 30,492,900 (486,625)TCS 3,600 3,620 3,537 3,542 19,967 106,674 10,546,200 152,400HDFC 2,326 2,330 2,266 2,273 19,718 135,712 22,633,800 407,700RELIANCE 2,531 2,570 2,531 2,554 17,376 110,702 34,926,250 80,250ICICIBANK 753 766 750 762 16,616 173,301 95,745,375 365,750NTPC 156 164 155 163 16,595 151,939 79,064,700 11,707,800TATAPOWER 266 267 253 258 15,532 272,044 99,042,750 2,760,750MINDTREE 3,971 4,036 3,845 3,976 13,705 107,948 2,859,000 437,200SBIN 511 516 504 511 13,115 100,317 66,315,000 355,500WIPRO 548 550 538 541 13,039 56,705 27,268,000 (656,800)JUBLFOOD 2,760 2,876 2,743 2,856 12,862 45,536 2,144,625 98,125ITC 268 273 267 270 10,884 94,141 114,393,600 67,200AMBUJACEM 361 380 361 365 10,625 58,519 28,456,500 (1,089,000)AXISBANK 783 804 779 801 10,259 97,343 42,206,400 586,800KOTAKBANK 1,770 1,774 1,733 1,753 9,588 67,033 16,762,000 27,200HCLTECH 1,109 1,109 1,079 1,097 9,585 73,281 21,408,100 185,500LTI 5,890 6,085 5,817 5,899 9,262 82,547 1,361,550 116,100TECHM 1,385 1,387 1,331 1,349 8,628 69,746 13,488,600 (211,800)TATAMOTORS 428 437 424 435 8,307 101,897 82,852,350 (1,818,300)ICICIPRULI 546 571 535 542 8,069 33,452 5,925,750 474,750ADANIENT 2,180 2,247 2,160 2,240 7,965 87,956 18,831,000 (19,000)MARUTI 7,360 7,611 7,354 7,586 7,567 56,850 2,154,200 (34,100)BHARTIARTL 740 742 726 733 6,521 45,348 48,460,450 704,900MPHASIS 2,985 3,016 2,830 2,884 6,458 32,610 1,738,450 17,325BEL 245 257 245 255 6,386 61,367 31,422,200 (2,014,000)HINDALCO 544 558 539 548 6,258 36,704 25,293,675 (38,700)ASIANPAINT 3,060 3,066 3,025 3,034 5,951 27,174 4,903,800 (13,800)ACC 2,224 2,261 2,152 2,159 5,819 31,754 3,041,000 (31,500)DIVISLAB 4,505 4,584 4,460 4,530 5,792 26,295 2,071,700 28,000JSWSTEEL 767 776 759 768 5,693 59,010 28,694,250 (174,150)BANDHANBNK 322 327 316 324 5,587 32,458 36,174,600 (14,400)ZEEL 275 278 268 275 5,574 45,710 83,457,000 (132,000)BAJFINANCE 7,284 7,390 7,242 7,289 5,492 50,135 3,947,000 32,375APOLLOHOSP 4,708 4,746 4,520 4,556 5,460 31,381 1,787,000 (23,125)VOLTAS 1,278 1,289 1,245 1,252 5,364 33,816 3,398,500 136,000DLF 383 392 380 390 5,353 34,102 38,298,150 (922,350)VEDL 427 432 419 425 5,344 70,586 52,430,300 (2,396,300)HINDUNILVR 2,149 2,184 2,138 2,179 5,342 34,772 10,485,300 (205,800)ADANIPORTS 827 850 824 846 5,300 55,441 74,761,250 (315,000)BAJAJFINSV 16,009 16,032 15,705 15,881 5,275 41,846 602,050 9,750HDFCLIFE 559 578 556 575 5,259 33,018 24,525,600 (675,400)CHAMBLFERT 475 511 473 509 5,154 38,207 3,120,000 534,000COALINDIA 187 192 185 190 5,109 40,553 37,489,200 848,400TITAN 2,430 2,509 2,417 2,502 5,076 47,039 5,761,125 (219,750)IGL 389 398 385 395 4,680 25,328 15,701,125 (265,375)BANKBARODA 118 119 114 114 4,674 63,191 110,670,300 9,664,200LT 1,747 1,749 1,718 1,744 4,524 45,109 12,250,375 176,525DRREDDY 4,270 4,330 4,246 4,298 4,494 24,078 2,711,500 23,375PVR 1,904 1,904 1,810 1,829 4,472 33,430 2,547,006 (266,585)INDUSINDBK 975 985 968 980 4,463 39,208 24,248,700 107,100HAL 1,671 1,756 1,662 1,741 4,406 36,036 2,603,475 (39,425)SBILIFE 1,142 1,182 1,135 1,175 4,353 38,166 7,230,750 (321,000)M&M 863 877 860 875 4,293 26,186 10,864,700 (390,600)SAIL 106 108 105 105 4,214 21,200 140,315,000 (1,235,000)UPL 840 840 795 808 4,206 44,044 22,492,600 (159,900)HAVELLS 1,257 1,301 1,257 1,283 4,049 25,936 4,781,000 108,000SRTRANSFIN 1,153 1,180 1,126 1,169 3,905 18,071 4,022,800 84,400LTTS 4,435 4,498 4,278 4,325 3,886 33,883 895,000 22,200CIPLA 1,010 1,039 1,010 1,031 3,885 25,906 7,965,750 (256,750)SRF 2,560 2,650 2,530 2,627 3,732 36,155 3,089,625 (22,125)ULTRACEMCO 6,650 6,710 6,585 6,662 3,675 24,466 1,933,900 (67,400)COFORGE 4,070 4,123 3,993 4,084 3,662 14,847 956,100 (12,200)ONGC 176 179 175 176 3,576 48,815 57,334,200 900,900BALRAMCHIN 471 497 471 493 3,553 27,699 7,790,400 17,600JINDALSTEL 552 560 545 555 3,487 48,202 30,197,500 185,000IRCTC 768 768 744 757 3,404 22,438 12,472,250 393,750SUNPHARMA 930 942 921 928 3,341 21,762 16,377,900 (334,600)BSOFT 440 444 424 426 3,109 17,523 4,472,000 (323,700)AUBANK 1,390 1,398 1,360 1,379 3,107 21,453 2,072,000 57,000CANBK 239 240 232 235 2,969 37,764 41,142,600 118,800PNB 36 36 36 36 2,858 16,493 201,840,000 (6,896,000)GRASIM 1,756 1,768 1,726 1,744 2,839 23,515 9,571,725 (332,500)AUROPHARMA 684 688 665 677 2,821 14,289 15,003,000 4,500IDFCFIRSTB 40 41 40 41 2,699 12,204 217,937,400 (1,431,900)TATACONSUM 817 827 811 825 2,699 14,935 8,335,575 (15,525)IBULHSGFIN 164 165 159 162 2,621 13,156 37,107,000 (957,900)ASHOKLEY 127 129 126 128 2,530 14,500 28,588,500 (738,000)SBICARD 828 830 804 814 2,502 10,210 7,060,000 158,500TVSMOTOR 639 667 639 658 2,437 22,341 7,242,200 (46,200)INDIGO 1,827 1,899 1,827 1,890 2,415 11,277 2,587,750 (67,000)ESCORTS 1,531 1,561 1,513 1,552 2,404 20,388 4,023,800 (282,150)M&MFIN 181 182 176 178 2,399 17,162 32,676,000 (1,228,000)TATACHEM 951 994 951 990 2,360 23,018 5,369,000 (25,000)TATACOMM 1,290 1,325 1,266 1,313 2,353 12,270 3,978,000 (48,800)POWERGRID 230 233 229 232 2,336 28,752 37,576,318 389,309GAIL 168 170 167 168 2,217 22,800 27,450,000 (353,800)DEEPAKNTR 2,270 2,285 2,228 2,277 2,210 12,452 1,725,000 (16,500)GNFC 862 893 851 890 2,160 24,723 3,104,400 (102,700)BAJAJ-AUTO 3,660 3,748 3,648 3,700 2,135 19,755 1,824,750 127,750INDHOTEL 250 253 245 247 2,129 21,248 22,454,826 (784,290)PEL 2,253 2,269 2,193 2,233 2,058 12,631 3,037,650 (51,425)BALKRISIND 2,072 2,105 2,051 2,091 2,050 8,516 1,237,800 (12,000)TORNTPOWER 543 569 541 564 2,048 17,189 3,087,000 262,500IEX 233 233 227 232 2,019 17,460 37,121,250 (105,000)NESTLEIND 18,523 18,668 18,236 18,538 2,012 9,302 280,700 525BHEL 54 55 54 55 1,987 11,336 99,193,500 997,500GODREJCP 786 806 780 800 1,974 7,875 5,923,000 (60,000)NATIONALUM 120 123 118 120 1,974 20,129 82,960,000 (1,198,500)GODREJPROP 1,590 1,615 1,566 1,610 1,968 10,195 4,006,275 (27,950)LICHSGFIN 382 386 373 377 1,928 14,586 22,598,000 (378,000)DELTACORP 309 312 302 305 1,919 13,540 12,831,700 11,500HEROMOTOCO 2,271 2,303 2,253 2,294 1,917 13,102 3,659,100 (75,600)BHARATFORG 720 735 697 731 1,883 10,264 5,148,000 72,750CHOLAFIN 722 731 714 728 1,840 16,614 8,511,250 (147,500)PERSISTENT 4,254 4,349 4,217 4,233 1,835 11,776 441,000 46,500FEDERALBNK 97 98 96 97 1,827 17,734 61,610,000 (770,000)APOLLOTYRE 193 195 189 191 1,807 8,632 13,012,500 (912,500)NMDC 168 170 166 169 1,788 20,169 55,395,600 (1,005,000)COROMANDEL 834 865 833 859 1,724 9,192 1,311,875 190,625CROMPTON 379 385 369 378 1,719 7,105 4,475,900 (324,500)HDFCAMC 2,156 2,219 2,156 2,181 1,718 7,528 2,819,000 11,600MANAPPURAM 122 124 120 123 1,680 6,152 29,610,000 (351,000)BIOCON 350 351 339 344 1,660 13,117 14,087,500 41,400IDEA 10 10 10 10 1,659 11,842 647,640,000 (17,640,000)NAUKRI 4,698 4,733 4,610 4,676 1,641 9,572 1,366,625 (23,250)MCDOWELL-N 892 900 877 889 1,621 18,023 12,955,000 45,000HINDPETRO 288 292 282 284 1,617 12,463 13,864,500 (318,600)LUPIN 780 782 765 773 1,609 10,569 8,240,750 (158,950)WHIRLPOOL 1,645 1,670 1,614 1,628 1,602 6,570 1,139,000 (31,250)DIXON 4,370 4,370 4,253 4,295 1,600 8,618 600,750 6,375IOC 128 129 127 129 1,592 13,263 54,197,000 (955,500)OBEROIRLTY 990 1,006 965 1,002 1,563 10,839 4,221,700 (28,700)INDIACEM 224 227 216 218 1,505 9,613 14,314,400 (188,500)EICHERMOT 2,479 2,526 2,463 2,517 1,486 12,962 3,298,050 15,750BPCL 378 379 371 373 1,485 10,004 17,521,200 273,600ASTRAL 2,127 2,127 2,045 2,100 1,484 8,499 654,225 (6,875)PFC 118 120 117 119 1,451 10,642 40,634,800 (403,000)ABFRL 292 299 287 294 1,449 11,025 11,250,200 (75,400)MUTHOOTFIN 1,290 1,310 1,277 1,304 1,438 6,978 3,529,875 (55,125)BATAINDIA 1,871 1,980 1,871 1,974 1,349 14,475 1,456,400 (28,050)DABUR 553 565 551 564 1,321 9,252 11,251,250 (76,250)MOTHERSUMI 139 140 137 139 1,295 6,257 25,571,000 (434,000)LALPATHLAB 2,655 2,731 2,635 2,686 1,276 4,282 763,125 (9,500)SHREECEM 25,034 25,490 24,868 25,449 1,272 8,031 180,050 (850)FSL 130 130 126 127 1,266 4,193 13,156,000 (527,800)MARICO 520 524 517 520 1,257 6,545 7,443,000 (99,000)CONCOR 674 679 665 676 1,237 6,662 5,826,400 118,400BRITANNIA 3,337 3,375 3,315 3,353 1,216 8,147 1,329,600 4,600PIIND 2,906 2,951 2,835 2,934 1,202 8,708 1,571,250 (7,500)MRF 66,028 67,089 64,518 66,473 1,178 7,816 101,000 1,270INDUSTOWER 217 218 213 217 1,164 7,012 15,990,800 (935,200)PIDILITIND 2,358 2,385 2,328 2,366 1,125 6,636 2,926,500 (65,500)MFSL 780 791 759 775 1,098 5,523 1,812,200 78,650ZYDUSLIFE 363 368 359 365 1,093 4,377 17,382,200 (102,300)L&TFH 82 84 81 83 1,089 8,013 42,701,340 223,100SIEMENS 2,437 2,463 2,403 2,455 1,040 6,977 1,459,700 (4,675)SUNTV 505 510 498 508 1,029 7,766 12,646,500 (138,000)UBL 1,505 1,527 1,501 1,514 1,019 5,406 1,062,600 68,600MGL 813 838 813 826 1,001 4,965 2,760,000 (25,800)GUJGASLTD 532 537 525 532 989 6,567 3,218,750 (115,000)CUMMINSIND 1,050 1,090 1,050 1,084 978 6,330 1,722,600 (22,200)POLYCAB 2,550 2,644 2,540 2,583 974 7,555 673,800 42,900RAMCOCEM 809 812 795 806 936 6,394 2,588,250 (117,300)PETRONET 203 206 202 205 932 5,720 18,903,000 (195,000)RECLTD 129 132 129 131 892 6,966 28,584,000 (54,000)IDFC 60 60 59 60 883 5,275 110,070,000 (1,340,000)METROPOLIS 2,376 2,473 2,376 2,417 873 4,229 436,000 (5,200)ALKEM 3,445 3,490 3,401 3,471 847 5,836 203,200 7,400AARTIIND 948 954 930 944 837 6,702 1,904,000 73,100INDIAMART 4,711 4,896 4,672 4,852 831 3,010 294,825 750MCX 1,390 1,399 1,367 1,383 831 4,020 2,170,700 (49,000)NAVINFLUOR 3,910 3,995 3,817 3,980 815 7,172 399,375 (5,625)ABCAPITAL 116 117 114 115 811 4,113 20,385,200 (607,200)AMARAJABAT 567 571 560 571 789 4,466 6,646,000 (42,000)INTELLECT 899 901 870 885 774 5,128 1,503,000 21,000TRENT 1,225 1,250 1,218 1,228 762 6,820 2,701,350 (21,750)TORNTPHARM 2,852 2,888 2,819 2,867 755 5,407 674,750 (29,000)COLPAL 1,540 1,555 1,521 1,551 754 4,075 2,219,350 7,700CANFINHOME 625 635 611 626 748 4,542 3,392,025 (95,550)ICICIGI 1,346 1,377 1,346 1,360 734 4,246 2,823,275 19,975EXIDEIND 156 156 153 156 729 4,067 19,720,800 (475,200)DALBHARAT 1,611 1,632 1,594 1,608 721 2,908 1,225,000 21,750GLENMARK 478 480 468 470 714 3,881 6,145,600 129,950RBLBANK 129 132 128 131 694 2,617 44,158,300 (1,856,000)STAR 358 362 350 356 685 2,191 4,617,000 (86,400)OFSS 3,464 3,618 3,464 3,586 674 2,999 446,000 (8,750)BERGEPAINT 716 723 708 720 657 5,193 3,974,300 95,700GRANULES 298 300 294 299 636 2,928 11,367,700 (46,500)GMRINFRA 38 39 38 39 631 5,453 105,975,000 (157,500)LAURUSLABS 598 602 596 601 582 3,140 6,825,600 (2,700)BOSCHLTD 14,150 14,623 14,107 14,599 566 4,099 143,700 (3,150)SYNGENE 634 643 626 639 555 2,990 1,093,950 (58,650)ATUL 9,675 9,850 9,600 9,801 514 3,767 146,400 (4,650)RAIN 185 185 179 181 497 2,261 6,345,000 (67,500)ABB 2,182 2,224 2,141 2,187 492 2,676 264,000 (8,000)PFIZER 4,374 4,510 4,374 4,474 471 2,619 135,125 2,625JKCEMENT 2,741 2,781 2,717 2,733 465 2,230 254,100 (4,900)NAM-INDIA 330 337 328 332 445 2,377 2,672,000 (12,800)HINDCOPPER 121 122 119 121 434 2,252 16,490,500 (4,300)PAGEIND 44,601 45,534 44,552 45,462 424 5,744 83,250 1,920CUB 139 139 136 137 411 1,918 12,284,200 (30,600)ABBOTINDIA 17,700 17,786 17,354 17,395 406 1,778 32,025 325IPCALAB 1,040 1,047 1,013 1,027 389 1,799 691,650 (27,900)APLLTD 772 779 769 777 354 1,921 1,692,600 (16,800)GSPL 275 282 272 275 348 1,631 2,442,900 (22,100)NBCC 40 40 39 40 282 1,343 25,944,000 216,000HONAUT 39,842 40,454 39,509 40,292 155 931 5,985 (360)