1.   The Singapore government retaliated by instructing Singapore companies to delist in Malaysia and by setting up its over-the-counter market in Malaysian shares.

2.   Earlier this week, Malaysia said it would not recognize trading of Malaysian shares in Singapore.

3.   It will raise the second-largest amount from a Malaysian share sale.

4.   Many Malaysian shares are also traded in Singapore.

5.   Meantime, Singapore and Malaysia are tussling over the trading of Malaysian over-the-counter shares in Singapore.

6.   Often, more Malaysian shares changed hands than Singaporean shares did.

7.   The CLOB dispute is about people like Chia, small-time local investors who bought their first Malaysian shares a decade or more ago.

8.   The list of most active issues was again dominated by Malaysian over-the-counter shares and smaller Singapore companies, particularly electronics stocks.

9.   The Malaysian government also said it would not recognize share trading of Malaysian shares in Singapore.

10.   A sweeping list of capital controls also halted the trade of Malaysian shares overseas.