Short selling in Malaysia more regulated than US, Bursa, SC

The Securities Commission (SC) and Bursa Malaysia Bhd advise Malaysian investors to be cautious of social media chatrooms that try to influence investors to buy or sell certain stocks based on speculation or rumours.

The regulators said they are closely monitoring the local stock market in light of the current price surge of selected stocks in the United States (US) markets, fuelled by social media chatrooms against short-sellers...