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Volatile Days

The stock market keeps going through sharp ups and downs. But the immediate deciding factor next week will be the government's vote of confidence

While downgrades were more or less anticipated, when they did take place it affected sentiment. Fitch revised its outlook on India's long-term local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Negative from Stable. The reason: "The revision to the local currency outlook is based on a considerable deterioration in the central government's fiscal position in 2008-09 (FY09), combined with a notable increase in government debt issuance to finance


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