1.   Silver markets also have gained in recent weeks amid rising speculative interest.

2.   Soybean futures rose on commercial buying and speculative interest.

3.   Wheat futures prices closed mostly higher, partly on speculative buying interest.

4.   Anscor-Hagedorn Securities trader Ian Kane said market rumors boosted speculative interest in various companies.

5.   Brokers say most of the local speculative interest focused on mainland stocks which were often subject to massive fluctuations in a day.

6.   Traders said most speculative interest centered on over-the-counter Malaysian shares.

7.   Gudang Garam also attracted speculative interest before the anticipated release of its full-year results, he said.

8.   However, speculative interest was apparent in small cap property and building stocks ahead of first quarter results announcements, he said.

9.   However, there was selective speculative interest and rotational play, he said.

10.   Institutional players stayed on the sidelines in the absence of fresh leads while new stock issues and retail speculative interest kept turnover high.