1.   Bullish predictions have a way of leading to bearish performance.

2.   Instead, retail players were liquidating some of their holdings, particularly lower liners and warrants as reflected by the bearish performance of some of these counters.

3.   The recent bearish performance of domestic A-shares has weighed on B-share sentiment.

4.   The bearish performance of domestic A-shares over recent sessions still weighed on B-share sentiment, analysts said.