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Bear market

A Bear Market is where the value of shares listed on a stock exchange generally fall. Investors, anticipating further losses, are thus motivated to sell. An exaggerated bear market characterized by panic selling is called a stock market crash.

A bull market is where the market generally rises.

See also: Stock market, Financial market



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