TWO months ago, this column wrote about how retailers were hooked to the stock market and that many would get their fingers burnt when the party ended.
For now, the music appears to have stopped on Bursa Malaysia. Daily trading volume has come down to less than five billion shares compared to the average of 10 billion transacted in the months of July, August and September.
In the first week of August, trading volume went as high as 27 billion, with retailers being the bulk of buyers.
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