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November 17, 2011: Over the past six months additional sectors were sucked into bear territory as the downtrend in the equity markets continue at a slow but steady pace.

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September 17, 2011: The stubbornly high inflation rate in India despite the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) continued tightening of monetary policy raises the spectre of stagflation – which is a mix of high inflation and economic slowdown.

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August 31, 2011: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex and the National Stock Exchange’s Nifty have firmly established a downtrend since June 2011, but bears now face challenges as the markets are near an area where demand for stocks exceeds supply.

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August 6, 2011: The wild gyrations of the US equity markets pushed the Sensex and NIFTY outside their consolidation patterns, increasing the possibility of a further sell off in the Indian markets. All the asset classes moved wildly last week, except for gold which stayed relatively steady.

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June 3, 2011: The bear hug of the Indian markets is tightening as more sectors continue to fall and trade below key bear threshold levels. The bearishness is seen on long term charts giving an indication that the downtrend can continue.