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Top stocks to buy today on September 18, 2026

Stock market recommendations: Apar Industries, BEML, and Aegis Vopak Terminals - these are the top stocks to buy that have been picked by Hitesh Rathi, Technical Analyst (Equity & Derivatives) at Angel One for September 18, 2026. Below are the target prices and rationale:Buy Apar Industries at Rs 17800-17750; Stop Loss: Rs 16528; Target: Rs 19200-19300Despite the weakness in broader markets, Apar Industries has exhibited a very high degree of relative strength, staying largely unaffected by the ongoing correction.

Alongside this, a weak breakdown from a short-term consolidation on its daily charts indicates a possibility that weak hands chasing momentum, following an earlier price breakout, have been flushed out and stock seems poised to resume its prior trend.A bullish column reversal, followed by a bullish oversold reading on the PMOX indicator, confirms the possibility of a resumption of its prior uptrend. A bullish crossover on its 14-day smoothened RSI, which also did not slip into bearish territory below the 50 mark, points towards strong tailwinds of momentum in the stock.Buy BEML at Rs 2010-2000; Stop Loss: Rs 1920; Target: Rs 2120-2130Following a price breakout on the candlestick charts, the ongoing price correction offers a lucrative opportunity to enter this aerospace and defence manufacturing company. This price correction is also likely to help cool down the exhaustion that might have resulted from the sharp move witnessed on the stock during August, where the stock rallied nearly 25%.

This ongoing correction has also resulted in the prevalent disparity on the stock to cool down, as the stock has retested the 40-brick Moving average on its 1% Daily Renko charts, offering a lucrative risk reward proposition, to enter into a stock which has triggered a price breakout from its short-term consolidation.Buy Aegis Vopak Terminals at Rs 308-305; Stop Loss: Rs 291; Target: Rs 335-340A price breakout above its 52-week high, points towards strong relative strength in AEGISVOPAK.

The breakout has been accompanied by relatively very high volumes, providing further confirmation of this breakout. The bullish structure is further confirmed by a double top buy on the point and figure charts of the instrument.A breakout on the Relative strength chart of the stock, when plotted against the NIFTY 500 universe, indicates the possibility of the stock outperforming the broader markets soon. The 14-day smoothened RSI continues to hover around in bullish territory, confirming the presence of strong bullish momentum in the stock.(Disclaimer: Recommendations and views on the stock market, or any other asset classes or personal finance management tips given by experts and analysts are their own. These opinions do not represent the views of The Times of India.)