KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): The FBM KLCI edged up at the mid-day break on Thursday, lifted by select blue chips including CIMB, Genting-linked counters, Petronas Chemicals and BAT.
At 12.30pm, the KLCI was up 0.41% to 1,584.16. Gainers trailed losers by 197 to 388, while 318 counters were traded unchanged. Volume was 819.28 million shares valued at RM554.24 million.
Asian shares fell for a second successive day on Thursday as concerns about growth prospects in the world's two largest economies, the United States and China, prompted investors to trim their risk exposure ahead of the end of the quarter, according to Reuters.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index lost 1.2% to 20,634.30, Taiwan’s Taiex fell 2.67% to 7,823.78, South Korea’s Kospi fell 1.06% to 2,010.26, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.82% to 10,099.30, the Shanghai Composite Index 0.58% to 2,271.60 and Singapore’s Straits Times Index 0.28% to 3,007.44.
Among the gainers on Bursa Malaysia, Dutch Lady was the top gainer, up RM2.62 to RM37.50.
BAT added 18 sen to RM56.52, Aeon 14 sen to RM9.35, Toyo Ink 14 sen to RM9.35, MISC 12 sen to RM5.32 and Shell 10 sen to RM10.20. Southern Acids, Kulim, Ta Ann and Crescesndo added nine sen each to RM2.39, RM4.30, RM6.18 and RM1.90 respectively.
CIMB rose seven sen to RM7.57, while Petronas Chemicals, Genting and Genting PLANTATION []s added two sen each to RM6.70, RM11.12 and RM3.89 respectively.
Naim Indah Corp was the most actively traded counter with 56.7 million shares done. The stock added half a sen to 48.5 sen.
Other actives included Ariantec, Focus, SuperComnet, Metronic, Key West and Iris Corp.
Among the decliners were Shangri-la, BLD Plantations, GAB, Sungei Bagan, RHB Capital, SMPC, PPB, SBC Corp and Kris Assets.
At 12.30pm, the KLCI was up 0.41% to 1,584.16. Gainers trailed losers by 197 to 388, while 318 counters were traded unchanged. Volume was 819.28 million shares valued at RM554.24 million.
Asian shares fell for a second successive day on Thursday as concerns about growth prospects in the world's two largest economies, the United States and China, prompted investors to trim their risk exposure ahead of the end of the quarter, according to Reuters.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index lost 1.2% to 20,634.30, Taiwan’s Taiex fell 2.67% to 7,823.78, South Korea’s Kospi fell 1.06% to 2,010.26, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.82% to 10,099.30, the Shanghai Composite Index 0.58% to 2,271.60 and Singapore’s Straits Times Index 0.28% to 3,007.44.
Among the gainers on Bursa Malaysia, Dutch Lady was the top gainer, up RM2.62 to RM37.50.
BAT added 18 sen to RM56.52, Aeon 14 sen to RM9.35, Toyo Ink 14 sen to RM9.35, MISC 12 sen to RM5.32 and Shell 10 sen to RM10.20. Southern Acids, Kulim, Ta Ann and Crescesndo added nine sen each to RM2.39, RM4.30, RM6.18 and RM1.90 respectively.
CIMB rose seven sen to RM7.57, while Petronas Chemicals, Genting and Genting PLANTATION []s added two sen each to RM6.70, RM11.12 and RM3.89 respectively.
Naim Indah Corp was the most actively traded counter with 56.7 million shares done. The stock added half a sen to 48.5 sen.
Other actives included Ariantec, Focus, SuperComnet, Metronic, Key West and Iris Corp.
Among the decliners were Shangri-la, BLD Plantations, GAB, Sungei Bagan, RHB Capital, SMPC, PPB, SBC Corp and Kris Assets.
