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Stock fell into bear territory for first time this month

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Optimistic chief executives are paid less than their peers, research by HEC Business School in Paris has found.

Shares in Royal Mail fell by more than 8% after the company reported a fall in profits amid rising fears over competition from online retailers.

Investors' misplaced belief that US stocks are overvalued has made it the "most unloved bull market" in 40 years, veteran US fund manager Ed Cowart has said.

Henderson Value trust's managers have pledged to avoid 'face-saving' sales and concentrate on realising the longer-term potential of stocks to turn the fortunes of the fund around.

Mainstream emerging markets may have remained thoroughly out of favour this year, with developed nations driving global equity returns, but surprises can still be found in the top ten markets of 2013.