Our PM still doesn't want to accept the fact!
PM: Have faith in KLSE When Malaysians show their confidence and their preparedness to invest in their own stock market or in their own country, this will give a signal to investors to come in bigger numbers to Malaysia," the Prime Minister told the Malaysian media here on Wednesday.
He was commenting on the drop in the KL Composite Index since Tuesday.
The KLCI fell in tandem with regional markets on Tuesday, shedding 2.81% to close 35.79 points lower at 1,237.08.
On Wednesday, the KLCI closed at 1,196.45. It dipped further to 1180.91 yesterday.
Abdullah said the 2.81% drop in the KLCI on Tuesday was the result of the dip in the bourses of other countries.
"I read about it. It looks like because there was a drop in the bourses of other countries, the KLSE also followed suit," he said.
"I hope that we don't always follow other people. We need to show our confidence in our own stock market."
On a news report quoting Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib as saying that the Umno machinery at all levels had been put on readiness for the next general election, Abdullah said people should not "make too many predictions".
"People should stop speculating about when the next general election will be held. I have already said we should not be speculating.
"What is important is to work. When our work is good, when all elected representatives are working well, what is there to worry so much about the next general election?"
But I think, as the (Umno) information chief, he (Muhammad) was asking elected representatives to work," he added.
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