On January 23, the Ministry of Finance announced it would slash taxes imposed on shares trading to 0.1 percent from 0.2 percent in an apparent move to encourage buying. To the amazement of the regulators, the rally on the news of the incentive was shortlived. The indexes climbed for only one day on January 24 and have since retreated, battered by fears of more new share sales that will drain out the market liquidity.