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Losers Overwhelm Gainers 7:1

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Last Updated : Jan 28 2013 | 1:12 AM IST

The situation at the stock markets worsened during the second quarter (July-September, 2002) of the current year, with losers outnumbering gainers 7:1.

In absolute terms, of the 1,644 actively traded stocks, as many as 1,437 lost ground, while only 207 recorded gains.

During the first half of the year (April-September, 2002), there was a mixed trend, with 959 gainers and 682 losers.

However, the redeeming feature in the last three months has been that the

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First Published: Oct 03 2002 | 12:00 AM IST

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