Bulls

Indian markets have had a good run in 2023. But can that momentum be sustained in 2024? Moneycontrol's Santosh Nair & Stacy Pereira explore the bulls & bears scenarios that Indian markets could expect in 2024, so that you can decide early on as to which camp would you want to choose. Watch now!

How traders can profit in December

Nifty returns during December bring cheer to bulls, show data going back over two decades. Position yourself to benefit from it

Man distracted by phone gored by bull in Spanish 'bou embolat' event

The victim, unaware until the last second, desperately tried to escape but stumbled and fell, leading to a brutal trampling, leading to serious injuries.

Stock market bulls are now free to fight the US Federal Reserve

A year ago, core inflation still hadn’t peaked, the drivers of inflation were widely misunderstand, and policymakers were going all out. By now, inflation has clearly peaked and inflation expectations are under control. Fed policymakers will want to maintain some restraint on the economy, but stock market buoyancy certainly hasn’t been an issue for them

Behold Wall Street's new bull market, maybe

Part of the uncertainty is that there is no set definition of a bull or bear market, or any sort of regulatory body that declares one, such as the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) does with recessions.

US GDP and jobs data show the stock market bears are still early

A lively start to January and the latest spate of economic data show the perils in turning negative on equities too soon

Stock Market Live: Nifty Holds 18,300 As Selloff Resumes. More Pain In The Offing? | Closing Bell

It's a 'Terrible Tuesday' for the market as the Nifty is struggling to defend the key 18,300-mark in trade. UBS has cut 2023 Nifty target by 4% to 18,000 amid signs of slowdown in retail inflows. Are we in for a year-end crash or will some semblance return by the end of the week? Catch Santosh Nair's thoughts on where the markets are headed and also his take on Indian Hotels, Marico, Phoenix Mills and Bharat Dynamix.

3-Point Analysis | Will bulls take control of D-Street in December?

The markets have been on a roller coaster ride in 2020. Sensex fell 38 percent from January high to 25,982 on March 23, 2020. The equity markets started to recover from April with November being the best month for stocks according to BSE 500 index stocks' performance on a monthly basis.

Taking Stock: Bulls reclaim control; Nifty above 11,400, Sensex rallies 272 points

Sectorally, action was seen in telecom, metals, power, healthcare and capital goods space while profit-taking was visible in IT, and the oil & gas space.

Bull market, but ‘far from excess bullish’

The Bank of America survey of global fund managers finds net overweight on emerging markets almost back to pre-COVID levels

Tech View: Nifty forms 'Dragonfly Doji' on charts; RBI policy outcome eyed

Dragonfly Doji pattern signals indecision among bulls as well as bears but it also points to the fact that buying emerged at lower levels and bulls managed to push the index towards opening.

Market losing steam! Over 100 stocks gave bearish crossover based on MACD

The Moving Average Convergence and Divergence, popularly known as MACD, showed as many as 112 stocks have witnessed bearish crossovers on Wednesday, according to data compiled from Falcon research.

Wall Street slips as energy shares, oil prices drop

US equities have rallied since Trump's November election, spurred by hopes for fiscal stimulus, lower taxes and fewer regulations under the Republican-led federal government.

Correction around the corner... use it to buy: Market strategist

One of Wall Street's biggest bulls is waving the white flag on the ongoing US stock market rally and delivered an unnerving message for investors: A near-term storm is on the horizon for stocks.

Mkt to continue rising post-Budget irrespective of outcome: Pro

Dipan Mehta, Member of BSE and NSE is underweight on cement stocks. He however, likes oil marketing companies on a short-term. He also like banks, NBFCs and FMCGs.

No reason to be bullish if Nifty doesn't regain 8300: Gujral

"It is a free run for the bears. The bulls are going to start losing money even beyond 8,000 points on Nifty," says Ashwani Gujral.

A major case for owning stocks just evaporated

Not only do stocks generally have more potential to show capital appreciation, but the S&P 500 actually yielded more than the 10-year Treasury note, meaning that an income-seeking investor actually had an incentive to own stocks rather than super-safe bonds.

Sensex ends up 240 pts, Nifty below 8550; SBI, Tata Steel soar

Equity benchmarks came off day's high in last hour of trade on further selling in Infosys and HDFC. The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 309.09 points or 1.13 percent at 27561.62 and the 50-share NSE Nifty gained 110.55 points or 1.31 percent at 8542.55.

BOOK EXCERPT: History of BSE and how share trading began in India

Share trading in India may have been formally recognized in 1875 with the formation of the Native Share and Stock Brokers‘ Association of Bombay (now the Bombay Stock Exchange). But dealing in shares was prevalent as early as 1840, though there were only about half a dozen people who professed to be share brokers.

Bulls, bears & other beasts: A story of the Indian stock market

'Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts', a book on the history of Indian stock market written by Moneycontrol‘s Santosh Nair.

BOOK EXCERPT: Bulls, bears & other beasts - A story of the Indian stock market

We kept hammering away, and the stock once again fell below Rs 100. The overall downtrend in the market helped our cause. But to make big profits, you needed that one round of panic selling that would help you cover your positions without sending the prices shooting up

Nifty posts biggest weekly gain in 7 yrs, Sensex up for 4th day

Four-day gains (more than 7 percent) helped equity benchmarks post biggest weekly gains (6.4 percent) in absolute terms since May 2009, aided majorly by banks.

Bulls day out: Sensex spikes 777 pts, Nifty ends at 7222

Bulls have complete control over Dalal Street today as the Sensex shot up 702.96 points or 3.06 percent to 23704.96. The Nifty reclaimed 7200-mark, up 213.95 points or 3.06 percent to 7201.

Opening bell: Nifty likely to maintain positive momentum

Indian market is expected to continue its positive momentum as the SGX Nifty, an indicator of pre-market opening, was trading around 8583, up close to 19 points.

Maha beef ban due to vote bank politics: Traders

Though the slaughter of cows was previously prohibited in the state under the Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act of 1976, the passage of the new Act will ban the slaughter of bulls as well as bullocks, which was previously allowed based on a fit-for-slaughter certificate.