Top stocks to buy today: Stock recommendations for February 12, 2026 - check list

Top stock market recommendations: Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President - WM Research of Nuvama Professional Clients Group recommends these stocks as the top buy calls for today: BPCL, Power Grid, and SAIL. He also shares his view on Nifty, Bank Nifty for February 12, 2026:Index View: NiftyNifty ended +1% higher cumulative for the first 3 days of this week after its strong weekly closing observed on Friday, though it spent most of the session within a 150-point band in the past 3 days. Nifty is seen as a buy in dip candidate for 26130 while support can be trailed higher to 25750 odd from 25450. Nifty is also forming a bullish (inverted) head and shoulder pattern on hourly charts over the past 1-month scale, with a neckline above 25940.Bank NiftyBank Nifty continued its outperformance against Nifty as it had reversed from last week’s support below 59700. Overall the index continues to head for 60800 / 61500 with support seen at 60060 which can be trailed higher once Bank Nifty closes above 60800.Stock recommendations:BPCL (BUY):After witnessing highest ever weekly closing in the week passed by, BPCL has been witnessing intraday buyers on trades near 380 which can now be seen as an immediate support. Given the tailwind in PSE and OMC space, fresh all-time highs are expected to continue towards 420 / share on the same.POWERGRID (BUY):Large candle breakout seen on a 18 month falling trendline after the stock reversed from a 5 – year rising trendline support. Stock went ex-dividend earlier this week after crossing and sustaining above its 200 DMA. With prices now holding at 3 month high, POWERGRID has more legs to this ongoing rally on the upside.SAIL (BUY):SAIL had been rising in an upward moving channel for the past 55-60 odd weeks. The stock has now given a breakout above the highs of this channel which could allow a steeper rise from here on. Stock has also ended at a fresh 20 month high on daily and weekly charts. Given the tailwind from metal and steel as a sector, SAIL is likely to outperform other PSE names in the short term. (Disclaimer: Recommendations and views on the stock market, other asset classes or personal finance management tips given by experts are their own. These opinions do not represent the views of The Times of India)