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Bears Circle India Stocks as $2 Billion Fraud Damps Mood: Chart
Indian equities have missed the rebound in emerging markets.
20 Feb 2018, 08:05 PM IST
(Bloomberg) -- Indian equities have missed the rebound in emerging markets. The nation’s stocks have extended a slump that began late January and short sellers are betting record amounts that more declines are in store. Disappointment over the federal budget presented Feb. 1 and concern that a $2 billion bank fraud that came to light last week could turn into a contagion are applying the brakes on one of the world’s most expensive markets.
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