# Nifty stays range-bound, stock picks from SBI Securities, MarketSmith and NeoTrader 2026-08-24T09:09:32+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets (3 source reports) Stock market experts have issued buy recommendations for Tuesday, 25 August, as the Nifty 50 holds near the 24,200 level after two weeks of decline. Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities recommends two stocks: Viyash Scientific (accumulate at 274-278, target 295) and AU Small Finance Bank (accumulate at 1105-1115, target 1190). MarketSmith India picks Skipper Ltd (buy at 569-578, target 660 in two to three months) and LG Electronics India (buy at 1,647-1,672, target 1,850). Raja Venkatraman of NeoTrader recommends three stocks: Engineers India (buy above 255, target 280 in two months), Chalet Hotels (buy above 871, target 980 in two months), and DLF (buy above 689, target 740 in two months). The Sensex ended Monday at 77,369, down 172 points, while the Nifty 50 closed at 24,219.05. Banking stocks fell nearly 0.5% on uncertainty around RBI's draft loan-pricing rules. The Nifty faces resistance at 24,350 and support at 24,000, a breakout either side will set the near-term trend. For Bank Nifty, the range has narrowed to 57,200-58,200. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three pieces are straight stock tips and market recaps, with no government axis to judge. Times of India gives technical chart analysis from SBI Securities, Livemint carries MarketSmith India's fundamental picks and separately Raja Venkatraman's technical calls. There is no policy or political framing to compare. The one factual difference is the Nifty close: Livemint's own two stories give different figures (24,219.05 vs 24,225.60). The coverage is uniformly neutral, offering multiple expert views without editorial slant. Readers should track the 24,000, 24,350 zone for Nifty and the 57,200, 58,200 range for Bank Nifty, where a breakout either side would set the near-term trend. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight technical stock tips and market outlook, no government stance present - livemint.com (neutral report) Fundamental stock picks plus market recap, no government stance present - livemint.com (2) (neutral report) Technical stock picks and market recap, no government stance present This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-25T02:31:40+00:00. Tags: AU Small Finance Bank, Bank Nifty, Nifty, SBI Securities, Viyash Scientific Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nifty-stuck-in-24000-24350-zone-bank-nifty-bollinger-squeeze-hints-at-breakout/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nifty-stuck-in-24000-24350-zone-bank-nifty-bollinger-squeeze-hints-at-breakout/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/