WHO'S MESSING WITH THE MARKET?

The article deals with the negative trends in the Japanese securities trading companies. A stock dispute in the Japanese private sector is threatening the state of securities trading in the country. With the status of trade unclear, corporate shares gave increased 85 percent on the over-the-counter market, which left firms Nomura and Paribas with combined losses of as much as $72 million if they get stuck with the stock. The economic trend is giving the public a rare glimpse of how the shares of small, thinly traded companies can be easily manipulated by bigger firms.