By Doug Short  (Guest Post)

Six of the eight world markets in our competition finished last week in the green, with the BSE SENSEX as the winner, leading the charge with a 6.14% gain. The Hang Seng and FTSE 100 were in a close tie for second place with gains a bit above 3%. In fact, the FTSE has nudged ahead of the S&P 500 to take top spot for the least decline since its interim high. The S&P 500 was one of the two markets that finished in the red — the 500 down a fractional 0.24%. The Shanghai Composite was the week’s big loser, down 3.21%, a loss that drops it to the bottom of our World…

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