KUALA LUMPUR -- While companies' initial public offering activities slowed in most Southeast Asian markets this year, one country is bucking the regional trend: Malaysia.

Stock trading on Bursa Malaysia became more active this year, with average daily trading value increasing 66% year-on-year in the first nine months. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Getty Images)
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