KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): The FBM KLCI fell at mid-morning on Tuesday amidst lackluster trade, weighed by losses at select blue chips including Genting-related stocks.
The FBM KLCI shed 0.61 of a point to 1,521.12 at mid-morning.
Losers edged gainers by 195 to 189, while 260 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 412.49 million shares valued at RM268.33 million.
Asian shares and the euro rose on Tuesday, but concerns over funding of euro zone sovereigns ahead of key auctions this week and of the debt crisis spilling over into the wider financial system kept investors cautious about taking riskier positions, according to Reuters.
With European woes overshadowing recent positive economic data from the United States, market players will be seeking from Chinese trade data due later in the session signs of how the euro zone debt crisis is affecting Asian growth, it said.
At the regional markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.41% to 8,424.47, South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.67% to 1,856.98, Taiwan’s Taiex was up 1.08% to 7,169.96, Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.44% to 2,703.07, the Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.28% to 2,232.11 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index added 0.09% to 18,882.63.
MIDF Research acting head of equity Syed Muhammed Kifni said the market was expected to remain jittery going forward with the possibility of the KLCI re-testing its 2011 lows.
Nonetheless, he said that the Euro debt issue would begin to show credible signs of healing later in the 1H2012, adding that when that transpires, the underperforming indices can be expected to show swifter resurgence on the way up.
In contrast, the KLCI is anticipated to experience relative underperformance during the recovery phase, he said.
“With that in mind, we reiterate our KLCI year-end 2012 base case target of 1,530 points.
“As our base case KLCI year-end target for this year virtually matched its 2011 close, in our view, 2012 may quintessentially be a consolidation year.
Among the losers at mid-morning, Genting lost 12 sen to RM11.02, Genting PLANTATION []s down 10 sen to RM8.80, BHIC nine sen to RM3.70, KPJ eight sen to RM4.18, BLD Plantations seven sen to RM7.956, JCY six sen to RM1.05. Paragon 5.5 sen to 24.5 sen, while Tradewinds and Kian Joo lost five sen each to RM9.73 and RM2.07.
Takaso was the most actively traded counter with 41.99 million shares done. The stock gained 2.5 sen to 26.5 sen.
Other actives included KHSB, JCY, Harvest Court, Focus and Ingenuity Solutions.
Gainers included United Plantations, Petronas Dagangan, Petronas Gas, Harvest Court, BAT, CBIP and Mudajaya.
The FBM KLCI shed 0.61 of a point to 1,521.12 at mid-morning.
Losers edged gainers by 195 to 189, while 260 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 412.49 million shares valued at RM268.33 million.
Asian shares and the euro rose on Tuesday, but concerns over funding of euro zone sovereigns ahead of key auctions this week and of the debt crisis spilling over into the wider financial system kept investors cautious about taking riskier positions, according to Reuters.
With European woes overshadowing recent positive economic data from the United States, market players will be seeking from Chinese trade data due later in the session signs of how the euro zone debt crisis is affecting Asian growth, it said.
At the regional markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.41% to 8,424.47, South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.67% to 1,856.98, Taiwan’s Taiex was up 1.08% to 7,169.96, Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.44% to 2,703.07, the Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.28% to 2,232.11 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index added 0.09% to 18,882.63.
MIDF Research acting head of equity Syed Muhammed Kifni said the market was expected to remain jittery going forward with the possibility of the KLCI re-testing its 2011 lows.
Nonetheless, he said that the Euro debt issue would begin to show credible signs of healing later in the 1H2012, adding that when that transpires, the underperforming indices can be expected to show swifter resurgence on the way up.
In contrast, the KLCI is anticipated to experience relative underperformance during the recovery phase, he said.
“With that in mind, we reiterate our KLCI year-end 2012 base case target of 1,530 points.
“As our base case KLCI year-end target for this year virtually matched its 2011 close, in our view, 2012 may quintessentially be a consolidation year.
Among the losers at mid-morning, Genting lost 12 sen to RM11.02, Genting PLANTATION []s down 10 sen to RM8.80, BHIC nine sen to RM3.70, KPJ eight sen to RM4.18, BLD Plantations seven sen to RM7.956, JCY six sen to RM1.05. Paragon 5.5 sen to 24.5 sen, while Tradewinds and Kian Joo lost five sen each to RM9.73 and RM2.07.
Takaso was the most actively traded counter with 41.99 million shares done. The stock gained 2.5 sen to 26.5 sen.
Other actives included KHSB, JCY, Harvest Court, Focus and Ingenuity Solutions.
Gainers included United Plantations, Petronas Dagangan, Petronas Gas, Harvest Court, BAT, CBIP and Mudajaya.
