Invest Positively

... but analysts say risks are high, and returns may take a while. MA XIANGYU and LIM JIA YING survey the prospects for sectors

Some six weeks ago, this column warned of the strong likelihood that with the fever in penny stock punting threatening to boil over dangerously, local broking houses faced with rising credit risks or over-exposure to a huge speculative bubble would surely act to protect themselves by imposing trading curbs on many of the stocks involved (Broker-imposed trading curbs - how to manage?, BT Hock Lock Siew, Feb 7).

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