This, in turn, caused interbank lending rates to shoot up to 19 %. Short-term interest rates also headed skyward causing dismay among industry figures. With the tightening of capital, foreign investors anticipated a fall in the stock market. They began selling their holdings and buying US dollars, adding fuel to the fire.
影響所及，銀行同業間互通有無的拆款利率一度飆至百分之十九，供業界周轉的短期利率也同時飆高，使業者叫苦連天；股市方面由於資金緊縮，外資看跌股市而持續匯出資金的壓力，使低迷的走勢更雪上加霜。