The pharma and IT sectors went nuclear. While malls were closed, online trading platforms saw a 300% surge in new accounts.
The government announced a ₹1.7 lakh crore stimulus. Not huge by global standards, but enough to whisper to the market: “We’re not letting you die.”
The Bull of Dalal Street doesn’t care about your fear. He cares about liquidity. And in March 2020, the world printed money like it was going out of style. Chapter 4: The Unrated Heroes of 2020 While the headlines were screaming “DOOM,” a few stocks quietly became legends.
The Sensex had just kissed 42,000. Reliance was on a steroids-driven rally. New demat accounts were opening like tap water. Every Uber driver had a tip on a “multibagger.” The bull was not just alive; he was obese, lazy, and snoring loudly. The Bull Of Dalal Street Part 1 -2020- UNRATED ...
This post is UNRATED. No triggers have been censored. No P&L statements have been softened. Read at your own risk. Prologue: The Roar Before the Silence If you stepped onto Dalal Street in January 2020, you would have heard one sound: arrogance.
Nirmala Sitharaman stands up to present the Union Budget. The market expects fireworks. Instead, she introduces a “disputed income tax” scheme and tweaks LTCG. The street yawns.
Disclaimer: This is a creative, unrated storytelling post about market history. Not investment advice. Your capital is your own beast to tame. The pharma and IT sectors went nuclear
The circuit filters kept tripping. Order books froze. It was like standing on a burning ship while the lifeboats were locked.
| Stock | Price (March 23, 2020) | Price (Dec 2020) | Gain | |-------|------------------------|------------------|------| | Reliance | ₹850 | ₹2,200 | 159% | | Titan | ₹680 | ₹1,500 | 120% | | DMart | ₹1,400 | ₹2,800 | 100% | | Aarti Drugs | ₹250 | ₹1,400 | 460% |
Nobody heard the whisper from Wuhan.
RBI cut rates. Moratorium on loans was announced.
The Bull had changed. He wasn’t the old, steady, P/E-ratio-worshipping bull anymore. He was a Epilogue: The Unrated Verdict on Part 1 2020 taught Dalal Street one brutal lesson:
Coming soon. And it’s still unrated. Did you buy the bottom or sell in panic? Drop a comment below. No judgment. Just scars. Not huge by global standards, but enough to
A tiny news flash: “Coronavirus spreading in Italy.” Dalal Street doesn’t blink. “It’s a China problem,” they say.
And they recover not because of hope, but because of