Stocks to Watch: Bajaj Finserv, NTPC, L&T, Titan, ITC, PNB, IRCTC, SBI Card

Apart from earnings candidates, auto and telecom stocks could be in focus on reports of chip shortage likely to linger for a longer period

The markets seemed poised for a flat start as indicating by the SGX Nifty, which was up 6 points at 18,217 at 08:55 AM. Auto and telecom stocks could be in focus as leading microchip providers Qualcomm and Intel have warned that chip shortage might last anything between four months to a year, perhaps even two years, depending on the various product categories - mobile devices, ICE, electric vehicles, appliances, data centres. READ MORE

Meanwhile, here are the top stocks to focus in trade today:

Earnings Today: Bajaj Finserv and NTPC among the index stocks will