19-Jan-24 07:45

Pankaj C. Kumar, Financial Market Columnist

Bursa Malaysia started the year on a much-welcomed positive note; but in recent days, selected counters have seen such strong selling pressure that they hit limit down each successive session. This negative sentiment has spread to the broader market with losers outnumbering gainers on a ratio of 885 to 218 stocks. We check in with Business Commentator, Pankaj C Kumar to understand why this is happening, and can more be done by the regulators to ensure orderly trading?

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