41.   The weakening ringgit coupled with some speculative activities had pushed the prices upwards, he said.

42.   This has given rise to speculative activities as there are norestrictions on the resale and prices of these houses.

43.   Tsang has called for international cooperation to battle speculative activities harming smaller economies like Hong Kong.

44.   Tung said the intervention and new regulations were needed to counter harmful speculative activities and stabilize interest rates.

45.   A Hong Kong government statement issued on Monday said the central bankers exchanged information on speculative activity, where this occurred, in their currencies.

46.   Rubber was torn between mysterious speculative activity on the Tokyo market and the prospect of high production levels in Thailand and Malaysia.

47.   Speculative activity continued on the sugar market, where investment funds caused prices to see-saw during the week.

48.   The introduction of measures by the government to curb speculative activities in the property market did not have as much impact on trading sentiment as expected, they said.