To buy or not to buy, THAT is the question

Stock trader Shen Faxiang does not see dollar signs coming out of the Shanghai Expo cash box that other investors are betting on.

"It's hard to say if the expo will bring you any good financial or investment opportunities," the veteran pundit said as he watched share prices flicker across a trading screen at Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co in Shanghai.

"In order not to fall into a trap, you should re-evaluate your portfolio after the share indexes shift 100 points in either direction."