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Its inclusion in a couple of solar promotion programs powered solar farm builder ReneSola Ltd. (SOL.US) to a market-beating performance on Tuesday, defying a bigger selloff that saw the S&P 500 index drop into bear territory. Despite that market-defying performance, ReneSola itself is also a bear based on its performance this year, losing about a quarter of its value since January, including a 12% decline in the four days since announcing its latest quarterly results.
For the record, a stock or broader index is defined as entering bear territory when it drops by 20% or more from a recent high.