Investors in 14 global stocks could get lucky over the next six months if history repeats itself.
Pro screened the MSCI World index for stocks that have consistently risen in the second half of each year over the past decade. Stocks on the list included: AI chip designer Broadcom , the New York Stock Exchange's owner Intercontinental Exchange , IT services firm CDW Corporation , defense firm Booz Allen Hamilton , health care firm Danaher , and Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard . Shares of global insurance giants W. R.
Pro's findings come after a separate analysis of the past 50 years of MSCI World index price data showed that when the index rose by more than 12% in the first six months of the year, it continued to increase over the second half 83% of the time. Since the late 1980s, when markets rose by more than 12% in the first half, they rose every time in the second half of the year.