KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): The FBM KLCI closed lower on Thursday, in line with the mixed sentiment at regional bourses underpinned by concerns of the Euro zone sovereign debt crisis.
Markets have grown jittery about the euro zone's capacity to prevent Spain's fiscal woes in particular from spreading to other vulnerable peripheral euro zone economies, despite massive liquidity injections by the European Central Bank, according to Reuters.
The FBM KLCI shed 2.24 points on Thursday to close at 1,596.62.
Market breadth turned negative with 429 losers, 281 gainers and 350 counters trading unchanged. Volume was 1.71 billion shares valued at RM1.56 billion.
At the regional markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.82% to 9.588.38, South Korea’s Kospi down 0.23% to 1,999.86 and the Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.09% to 2,378.63.
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s Taiex gained 0.23% to 7,622.69.
On Bursa Malaysia, Dutch Lady fell 60 sen to RM34.38, KLK down 40 sen to RM23.80, BAT shed 20 sen to RM55, Country View down 18 sen to 64 sen, CSL 15 sen to RM1.53, SAM Engineering 14 sen to RM3.65, Tradewinds and KESM down 13 sen each to RM9.69 and RM2.05, while Subur Tiasa lost 10 sen to RM2.98.
Ariantec was the most actively traded couter with 266.8 million shares done. The stock fell 1.5 sen to 17.5 sen.
Other actives included Utopia, CSL, Metronic, DBE Gurney, Compugates, Managed Pay, Iris Corp and Astral Supreme.
Gainers on Thursday included Pintaras, F&N, GAB, Metal Reclamation, Tan Chong, Can-One, Kian Joo, Bintulu Port and Genting.
Markets have grown jittery about the euro zone's capacity to prevent Spain's fiscal woes in particular from spreading to other vulnerable peripheral euro zone economies, despite massive liquidity injections by the European Central Bank, according to Reuters.
The FBM KLCI shed 2.24 points on Thursday to close at 1,596.62.
Market breadth turned negative with 429 losers, 281 gainers and 350 counters trading unchanged. Volume was 1.71 billion shares valued at RM1.56 billion.
At the regional markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.82% to 9.588.38, South Korea’s Kospi down 0.23% to 1,999.86 and the Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.09% to 2,378.63.
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s Taiex gained 0.23% to 7,622.69.
On Bursa Malaysia, Dutch Lady fell 60 sen to RM34.38, KLK down 40 sen to RM23.80, BAT shed 20 sen to RM55, Country View down 18 sen to 64 sen, CSL 15 sen to RM1.53, SAM Engineering 14 sen to RM3.65, Tradewinds and KESM down 13 sen each to RM9.69 and RM2.05, while Subur Tiasa lost 10 sen to RM2.98.
Ariantec was the most actively traded couter with 266.8 million shares done. The stock fell 1.5 sen to 17.5 sen.
Other actives included Utopia, CSL, Metronic, DBE Gurney, Compugates, Managed Pay, Iris Corp and Astral Supreme.
Gainers on Thursday included Pintaras, F&N, GAB, Metal Reclamation, Tan Chong, Can-One, Kian Joo, Bintulu Port and Genting.
