As the year 2000 comes to a close there is one Solar eclipse  due on Dec 25, 2000 which is likely to have  strong bearish effect on the Markets.  As we commence the new year one total Lunar eclipse is due to occur on January 9 2001.  This eclipse is likely to result in bearish trends being continued further . Thus the first quarter is likely to be bearish for the Markets and the market indices  are likely to dip to lower levels.

The horoscope for Solar ingress into Aries (Mesh Sankranthi) is very positive. This means that the Market is likely to be very bullish in the second quarter and is likely to regain lost ground and go up further. 

There is one total solar eclipse due on June 21 which is likely to further improve the already existing  bullish trends . Following this, there is due one partial Lunar eclipse on July 5. This eclipse is also likely to have a positive effect on the Markets. Further from around the middle of July Jupiter will move over to Gemini sign  to have a sign conjunction with Rahu. This is likely to fuel further the bullish trends.  All these mean that the bullish trends are likely to be operative in the third quarter also during which the Market Indices  are likely to go up to record levels.

The last quarter is likely to become Bearish. The month of October is likely to be very volatile and the months of November and December are likely to be very bearish. Further  one annular solar eclipse id due on Dec 14 and following this one Penumbral Lunar eclipse is due on Dec 30. Both the eclipses are likely to have strong bearish effect on the market. The Market indices are likely to dip to  lower levels around the Christmas of 2001. In any case taking the year as a whole the market indices  at the end of this year are likely to be much higher as compared to the market indices  that prevailed  at the end of the year 2000.