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(Bloomberg) -- Even as India's stock market has become emerging Asia's best performer over the past month, one corner of the market is flashing warning signs. Positioning Surge: Outstanding positioning in index puts covering three underlying instruments - Nifty, Bank Nifty and Nifty Financial Services and all active weekly and monthly expiration cycles - is close to scaling a new record. [Extracted from the article]

Prices for steel scrap in India and Pakistan plummeted in the week to Friday November 18, with traders hesitant to make purchases due to bearish market sentiment and weak finished steel demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Containerized prices for imported steel scrap fell further in the week to Friday June 24, with three rare bulk buys confirmed in India and news of a Pakistan 10% tax on steel adding to bearish sentiment in the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(Bloomberg) -- As surging inflation and the end of global easy-money policies send Indian stocks spiraling down from all-time highs, three charts show the pain is unlikely to end anytime soon. The S&P BSE Sensex Index has fallen more than 15% from its October high, nearing the 20% loss that denotes a bear market. [Extracted from the article]

The article examines the factors affecting Indian financial and economic activity in October 2014. Topics discussed include the bearish trend observed in the stock market and the possibility of interest rates rising in the U.S. The decline in Brent crude oil prices and the fall of the wholesale price and consumer price indices are also mentioned.

(Bloomberg) -- Indian stock trading was halted after plunging at the open, as concerns about the virus threatening global economic growth dragged down Asian indexes. The S&P BSE Sensex declined 9.4% to 29,687.52 within minutes of opening Friday, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index dropped 10% triggering market-wide circuit breaker that halted trading for 45 minutes. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Indian rupee slid to near a record low and equities headed for a bear market as continued worries over the economic impact from the coronavirus extended a rout in risk assets globally. "The rupee may not fall as much as other asset classes thanks to the oil price crash, which could save $35-$40 billion per annum for India", said Chokkalingam G, head of investment advisory Equinomics Research & Advisory Pvt. in Mumbai. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- India's equities tumbled into a bear market and the rupee fell toward a record low as continued worries over the economic impact from the coronavirus extended a rout in risk assets worldwide. The rupee, Asia's worst-performing currency this month, weakened as much as 1% despite this week's slump in oil prices. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Indian stocks resumed declines, with the main equity gauges nearing bear market territory, as the coronavirus-induced global rout in risk assets added to the nation's economic growth troubles. The risk-off sentiment has swept markets from Australia to Japan and Brazil to Italy into a bear market this month. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Indian stocks declined amid a global sell-off on deepening concerns over an economic slowdown and domestic worries about the health of the financial sector. The S&P BSE Sensex declined 0.5% to 38,106.87 as the 3:30 p.m. close in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index slid 0.4%. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Indian stocks declined amid a global sell-off on deepening concerns over an economic slowdown and domestic worries about the health of the financial sector. The S&P BSE Sensex declined 0.5% to 3,8107.09 as of 10:10 a.m. in Mumbai. IndusInd Bank Ltd was the worst performer on the Sensex, dropping 4.6% in its fourth day of decline. [Extracted from the article]

MSCI Asia Pacific Index nears bear market territory Tuesday The NSE Volatility Index fell 11 percent after a three-day rally of more than 20 percent. [Extracted from the article]

Seasonal rain and a simpler tax system are going to give another push to India's stock market, the best this year among the 10 largest. Forecasts for a normal monsoon should allay those fears, said Baroda Pioneer's Chawla. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the volatile highs and lows in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) forming a bear candlestick pattern. It includes corrective phase of BSE Mid Cap Index, BSE Small Cap Index and BSE Bankex along with correction levels. Also presented are various charts on weekly down trend stocks which includes companies like Arvind Remedies, Omaxe and Godfrey Phillips.

The article presents a snapshot of the stock movement of various Indian companies including New Delhi, India-based motorcycle manufacturer Hero Motocorp Ltd., New Delhi, India-based telecommunications company Bharti Airtel and Mumbai, India-based aluminum manufacturer Hindalco. Topics include daily charts depicting stock trends for each company, predictions on whether company stocks are bearish or bullish, the stocks' resistance level, at what levels investors are advised to buy.

Benchmark equity gauge enters bear market as global funds flee Attribution Nupur Acharya: by reporter Simon Harvey: editor Andrew Janes: editor responsible Shikhar Balwani: editor. [Extracted from the article]

Hero MotoCorp, ONGC among Sensex companies reporting results State Bank of India erased gains of more than 5 percent after its earnings dropped 62 percent from a year earlier. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the Indian equity market logged its second straight weekly loss as the key benchmark indices above two percent down for the week of December 2015 on a probable U.S. rate hike. Topics covered include how U.S. stocks finished a volatile week with sharp losses on December 18, 2015 as falling crude oil prices and concerns about junk-bond markets affected Wall Street.

India's benchmark gauge of option costs jumped the most in seven weeks as stocks declined amid concern Greece will leave the euro region. Nifty 7,900 puts and 8,500 calls were the most popular by the number of outstanding contracts. Infosys call options with a strike price of 1,000 rupees, and 900-rupee puts, had the highest open interest. [Extracted from the article]

The article analyzes the slight recovery of the stock market in India as of April 2009 and the actions that can be taken by investors in light of the slight recovery. The 25% decline of the Sensitive Index (Sensex) in March 2009 is noted. To know the possible condition of the market for the rest of 2009, investors are advised to take a historical technical data of the market. Investors are also advised to consider the effect of the April-May elections on the market. To wait for the consolidation of the bear market to take place is also suggested.

This section offers news briefs from the finance sector of India. An explanation for the contradiction regarding the decision of fund houses to keep investing in bank stocks despite the bearish outlook of analysts and traders on the banking sector is provided. Promoters have decided to postpone the planned initial public offering (IPO) of several companies due to concerns that the IPOs will get a lower price band for their shares. A systematic investment plan (SIP) proposition from Kotak Securities would allow investments in direct equity and gold.

The article discusses the bearish outlook for India's polyvinyl chloride (PVC) prices in October 2014, citing the slow PVC demand in India since July. Topics mentioned include the weakening of PVC market in China, the unwillingness of some ethylene-based PVC producers to offer prices similar to those of Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Corp. (FPC), and the attention on regional producers in India, who are expected to cut down prices further.