Two former stockbrokers who conspired to rig the prices of blue-chip stocks were each fined $100,000 yesterday. Siow It Loong, 43, and Chua Siew Lian, 40, pleaded guilty last week midway through their trial. They both faced two charges of market manipulation, which netted Siow a gross profit of $5,000 and a $7,000 gain for Chua.
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