KLCI closes marginally higher, stays above 1,580-level

KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): the FBM KLCI closed marginally higher on Thursday in line with the mostly mixed regional markets.

However, European stocks slipped on Thursday, keeping the benchmark world equity index below recent eight-month highs, while the dollar was weaker against the yen as data showing China's factory activity shrank renewed concerns about global growth, according to Reuters.

The HSBC flash PMI, the earliest indicator of China's industrial activity, fell to 48.1 in March from February's four-month high of 49.6, with new orders sinking to a four-month low, it said.

It raises the prospect for a further monetary policy easing to help underpin growth, although lingering inflation risks put Beijing's policymakers in a dilemma, it said.

The 30-stock FBM KLCI closed 0.71 of a point higher at 1,583.24, lifted by select blue chips including KLK and Tenaga. Losers overtook gainers by 379 to 363 whie 360 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 2.86 billion shares valued at RM1.5 billion.

At the regional markets, the Shanghai composite Index shed 0.10% to 2,375.77, Singapore’s Straits Times Indexwas down 0.74% to 2,983.48 and South Korea’s Kospi was down 0.05% to 2,026.12.

Elsewhere, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 0.22% to 20,901.56, Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.40% to 10,127.08 and Taiwan’s Taiex rose 0.98% to 8,059.94.

KLK was the top gainer and added 40 sen to RM23.82, Takaful rose 23 sen to RM2.65, Cybertowers and Jaya Tiasa up 19 sen each to 54 en and RM7.69, MHC PLANTATION []s up 17 sen to RM1.77, Southern Acids 15 sen to RM2.50, Sunchirin and Tenaga 13 sen each to RM1.55 and RM6.71, while Litrak gained 11 sen to RM4.10.

Metronic was the most actively traded counter with 347.7 million shares done. The stock was unchanged at 25.5 sen.

Other actives included Utopia, Ingenuity Solutions, Ariantec, Flonic, DBE Gurney, Hubline and Naim Indah Corp.

Decliners included Lafarge Malayan Cement, PPB, United Plantations, Nestle, Hightec, Kulim, RHB Capital and IOI Corp.



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KLCI pauses in line with regional markets

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The FBM KLCI slipped at mid-morning on Monday in line with the cautious sentiment at most regional markets.

Asian shares fell on Monday as investors paused to assess the effect of strong U.S. jobs data, which scaled back expectations for more easing ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting, while concerns over China's slowdown also weighed on sentiment, according to Reuters.

The FBM KLCI shed 0.90 of a point to 1,578.10 at 10am, weighed by losses at select blue chips.

Gainers led losers by 219 to 165, while 221 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 310.96 million shares valued at RM194.03 million.

At the regional markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 0.25% to 9,955.00, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index edged up 0.01% to 21,087.90, the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.09% to 2,437.29, , and Singapore’s Straits Times Index added 0.15% to 2,967.70, while South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.40% to 2,010.20, Taiwan’s Taiex was down 0.07% to 8,010.31.

Maybank Investment Bank Bhd head of retail research and chief chartist Lee Cheng Hooi in a note to clients on Monday said The FBM KLCI lost 4.78 points and closed at 1,579.00 last Friday.

The weaker support areas for the FBM KLCI are in the 1,530 to 1,572 zone, he said.

“The next resistance levels of 1,579 and 1,597 may see heavy liquidation activities,” he said.

On Bursa Malaysia, decliners at mid-morning included Sunchirin that fell eight sen to RM1.40, Petronas Chemicals down sevens sen to RM6.77. Media Prima, KLK and Kulim lost six sen each to RM2.65, RM23.34 and RM4.20 respectively, whiel Bursa and Public Bankl fell four sen each to RM7.38 and RM13.70,

Naim Indah Corp was the most actively traded counter with 83.4 million shares done. The stock added six sen to 70.5 sen.

Other actives included HLS Corp, HWGB,Key West, and Hubline.

Gainers included Petrol One that rose 30 sen to RM1.15, Ekovest up 21 sen to RM2.78. Nice 15.5 sen to 51 sen, Tecnic 15 sen to RM3.85, Lafarge Malayan Cement and Bonia 12 sen each to RM7.37 and RM2.64, P.I.E 11 sen to RM4.75, UMW 10 aen to RM7.30 and NWP eight sen to 24 sen.



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KLCI stays cautious in line with the retreat at key regional markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): Trading on the FBM KLCI remained cautious at mid-morning on Monday, in line with the subdued sentiment at key regional markets ahead of key economic data from the US as well as developments in Europe in relation to the Greece debt issues.

At mid-morning, the 30-stock index edged up 0.56 of a point to 1,521.46.

Gainers led losers by 279 to 199, while 263 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 582.43 million shares valued at RM239.19 million.

Asian shares inched lower and the euro eased from its highest in more than six weeks on Monday, as markets cautiously tuned in to a likely debt swap deal for Greece that is crucial to avoiding a messy default and eyed another European summit meeting, according to Reuters.

World stocks fell on Friday on a slower-than-expected annualised 2.8 percent growth in the U.S. economy in the last quarter of 2011, the fastest quarterly rate in 1-1/2 years, while U.S. stocks were also weighed down by disappointing corporate results, it said.

At the regional markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.64% to 8,784.31, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was down 0.55% to 29,388.50, the Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.91% to 2,297.96, Taiwan’s Taiex rose 2.86% to 7,440.49, South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.68% to 1,951.45 while Singapore’s Straits Time Index lost 0.91% to 2,889.79.

BIMB Securities Research in a note Monday said that a slew of developments both in the US and Europe could chart the direction of global equity markets this week.

Impending economic data plus more corporate results from the US and the European Summit may well see investors stay sidelined, it said.

As such, there were some profits taking activities ahead of this week’s events with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 74 points last Friday, it said.

The research house said that as for Europe, most major indices ended up in the negative territory after an across the board technical rebound on Thursday.

Regionally, most major bourses continued with their uptrend buoyed possibly by prospects of more monetary easing within the region, it said.

Nonetheless, latest move by China to maintain its SRR would disappoint some market observers and trigger some profit taking today, it said.

“Domestically, the FBM KLCI maintained its range trading activities without any headway from the lack of fresh catalysts and may test the immediate support of 1,515 today.

“Nonetheless, the stronger ringgit at RM3.04 per US$1 may be a precursor of foreign funds trickling in,” it said.

On Bursa Malaysia, privatisation targets Glenealy and Lingui were among the top gainers. Glenealy jumped 65 sen to RM7.20 while Lingui added 17 sen to RM1.53.

Other gainers included GFB that added 26 sen to RM1.47, Hartalega up 25 sen to RM7.15, Malayan Flour Mills 16 sen to RM4.13, Tradewinds PLANTATION []s 14 sen to RM4.82, Pos Malaysia 13 sen to RM2.88, Sunchirin 12 sen to RM1.77 while MBM Resources and Boustead REIT added nine sen each to RM3.78 and RM1.80.

The actives included DBE Gurney, DRB-Hicom, Hubline, Privasia, Utopia while the decliners included Nestle, Maybulk, JobStreet, KLK< Boxpak, Chin Teck, Unisem and Genting.



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KLCI remains in the red at mid-day as Asian markets pause

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): The FBM KLCI remained in the red at the mid-day break on Friday, as regional markets paused after the recent rally in line with the mixed overnight trade at the US markets.

The FBM KLCI fell 2.12 points to 1,521.74 at the mid-day break, weighed by select blue chips.

Gainers edged losers by 357 to 345, while 297 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 1.21 billion shares valued at RM893.67 million.

The ringgit weakened 0.01% to 3.0408 versus the US dollar; crude palm oil futures for the third month delivery rose RM2 per tonne to RM3,133, crude oil added 14 cents per barrel to US$99.84 while gold fell 33 cents an ounce to US$1,720.32.

At the regional markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.24% to 8,828.48, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index down 0.04% to 20,431.90 and South Korea’s Kospi shed 0.02% to 1,956.75, while Singapore’s Straits Times Index edged up 0.04% to 2,895.55.

On Bursa Malaysia, HLFG fell 26 sen to RM12, Tahps lost 25 sen to RM4.25, Genting PLANTATION []s down 20 sen to RM9.45, Hong Leong Industries down 18 sen to RM4.21, Triplc 15 sen to 39 sen, Fima Corp 12 sen to RM6.14, Warisan and MPI lost 11 sen each to RM2.55 and RM3.58, while Sunchirin lost 10 sen to RM1.65.

Gainers this morning included Bintulu Port, IJM Corp, Hartalega, Southern Acids, Puncak Niaga, Batu Kawan, Hong Leong Bank, Esso, AZRB and DRB-Hicom.

The actives included TMS, Karyon, DRB-Hicom and Palette.



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KLCI slips into negative territory at mid-day, lags Asian markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 19): The FBM KLCI fell at the mid-day break on Thursday, lagging behind key Asian markets as some mild profit taking on the penultimate trading day before the extended weekend for the Chinese New Year holidays chipped off earlier gains.

The FBM KLCI slipped 1.60 points to 1,515.78 at 12.30pm.

Losers overtook gainers by 324 to 296, while 308 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 1.09 billion shares valued at RM675.52 million.

The ringgit strengthened 0.52% to 3.1027 versus the US dollar; crude palm oil futures for the third month delivery fell RM26 per tonne to RM3,154, crude oil added 86 cents a barrel to US$101.45 while gold gained US$3.50 an ounce to US$1,663.45.

At the regional markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 1.1% to 8,645.04, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 1.11% to 19,906.30, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.90% to 2,286.89, South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.14% to 1,914.03, Singapore’s Straits Times Index was up 0.54% to 2,810.52 and Taiwan’s Taiex edged up 0.17% to 7,233.69.

On Bursa Malaysia, the decliners at mid-day included Sunchirin that fell 20 sen to RM1.50, Batu Kawan down 18 sen to RM18.68, Triplc 17.5 sen to 42 sen, Genting down 16 sen to RM10.84, Southern Acids 14 sen to RM2.18, Warisan 11 sen to RM2.49, Tasek 10 sen to RM7.90, Bursa down nine sen to RM6.86 while Hong Leong Industries and Amway fell eight sen each to RM4 and RM9.40.

Among the gainers, Nestle was up 30 sen to RM56.30, Aturmaju 16 sen to 74 sen, Parkson 14 sen to RM5.74, BAT 12 sen to RM49.92, while Knusford, Petronas Gas, Ekovest and Sarawak Oil Palm added 10 sen each to RM1.70, RM15.38, RM2.60 and RM6.05 respectively.

D.B.E Gurney, which was the most actively traded counter this morning, was issued with an unusual market activity query by Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd.

The stock was unchanged at 11 sen with 166.2 million shares done.

Other actives included TMS, JCY, MBSB, BIMB, Nextnation and Ingenuity Solutions.



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KLCI slips at mid-morning in lacklustre trade

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 13): The FBM KLCI slipped into negative territory at mid-morning on Friday amidst lacklustre trade, while key regional markets eked out modest gains following the successful bond sales in Spain and Italy on Thursday.

On Bursa Malaysia, the FBM KLCI shed 0.19 of a point to 1,525.37 at 10am, weighed by losses at select blue chips.

Gainers led losers by 230 to 164, while 223 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 365.74 million shares valued at RM180.37 million.

Asian shares rose to a one-month high and the euro clung near its strongest in a week on Friday as strong demand for Spanish and Italian debt sales tempered risk aversion ahead of another auction from Rome later in the day, according to Reuters.

Interbank lending rates fell in a sign that worries about a credit crunch may be easing, while Asian credit markets firmed, with primary market activity picking up, it said.

At the regional markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.39% to 8,502.16, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index added 0.43% to 19,178.10, South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.68% to 1,877.18, Singapore’s Straits Times Index up 0.54% to 2,758.60 and Taiwan’s Taiex was up 0.52% to 7,224.18.

Meanwhile, the Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.19% to 2,270.60.

Maybank Investment Bank Bhd head of retail research and chief chartist Lee Cheng Hooi in a note to clients Jan 13 said that due to the US markets’ quite tone last night, the local market could be in yet for another benign day of trading activity.

“From the recent 1,310.53low to the 1,493.28 high, the index held the 38.2% retracement level of 1,424.19. The market’s next swing high is probably located at 1,530.73 (Dec 30).

“If the index can surpass this level, we are poised to head to higher levels soon. Else, the index could remain quiet for now,” he said.

Among the decliners on Bursa Malaysia, F&N fell 20 sen to RM18.80, Dutch Lady 10 sen to RM26, Genting PLANTATION []s six sen to RM9.04, Sunchirin and BLD Plantations five sen each to RM1.50 and RM8, while Apollo, HSL, IOI Corp and Genting fell four sen each to RM2.91, RM1.41, RM5.45 and RM10.92 respectively.

Utopia was the most actively traded counter with 20.33 million shares done. The stock gained half a sen to 7 sen.

Other gainers included Compugates, Proton, Berjaya Corp, Palette and Lion Corp.

Gainers included Malayan Flour Mills, Supermax, Hartalega, Petronas Dagangan, Carlsberg, MBM Resources, CI Holdings, Kretam and Kian Joo.



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KLCI stays firmly above 1,510-level at mid-day

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 30): The FBM KLCI stayed firmly above the 1,510-point level at the mid-day break on Friday, as global markets mostly pushed towards ending the year on a positive note.

At the mid-day break, the FBM KLCI rose 7.23 points to 1,513.92.

Gainers led losers by 337 to 254, while 333 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 572.05 million shares valued at RM483.97 million.

The ringgit strengthened 0.02pct to 3.1772 versus the US dollar; crude palm oil futures for the third month delivery gained RM13 per tonne to RM3,168, crude oil was up 12 cents to US$99.77 while gold added US$8.28 an ounce to US$1,554.25.

Meanwhile, Asian stocks nudged higher and the euro clung to overnight gains on Friday, the last trading day of 2011, as positive data from the United States helped allay concerns on the global economy, while year-end short covering lifted crude prices, according to Reuters.

Still, the region's stocks have collectively lost about a fifth of their value this year, as natural calamities and financial turmoil took a toll on the risk appetite of investors, driving them to safer assets such as the US dollar and gold.

At the regional markets, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.42% to 8,434.55, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 0.41% to 18,472.76, the Shanghai Composite Index was up 0.82% to 2,191.46, while Singapore’s Straits Times Index fell 0.25% to 2,666.17 and Taiwan’s Taiex shed 0.09% to 7,068.56.

On Bursa Malaysia, gainers were led by BAT that rose 28 sen to RM49.88, Lipo Corp 14.5 sen to RM1.13, IJM Corp 13 sen to RM5.67, Faber and IOI Corp 12 sen each to RM1.74 and RM5.40, Milux 11 sen to RM1.26, LPI Capital up 10 sen to RM13.60, while Aeon and AIRB added nine sen each to RM7.30 and RM1.65.

Among the decliners, Nestle fell 50 sen to RM55.50, SHH 15 sen to 25 sen, Sunchirin nine sen to RM1.36, Hunza PROPERTIES [], Theta and DKSH lost seven sen each to RM1.42, 50 sen and RM1.58 respectively.

Mulpha was the most actively traded counter with 32.66 million shares done. The stock added one sen to 39.5 sen.

Other actives included Utopia, Sanichi, TMS, Cybertowers and LFE Corp.



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KLCI succumbs to profit taking, extends losses

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI reversed its earlier gains and slipped into negative territory on Friday, Nov 11 as some mild profit taking on select blue chips weighed on the index.

The FBM KLCI fell 3.90 points to 1,468.75, weighed by losses at select blue chips.

Gainers led losers by 425 to 310, while 282 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 2.07 billion shares valued at RM1.23 billion.

At the regional markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed 0.91% higher at 19,137.17, South Korea’s Kospi jumped 2.77% to 1,863.45, Taiwan’s Taiex up 0.80% to 7,367.29, Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.16% to 8,514.47 and the Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.06% to 2,481.08, while the Singapore Straits Times Index added 0.14% to 2,790.94.

On Bursa Malaysia, DiGi and PPB fell 22 sen each to RM33.78 and RM16.62, Ya Horng down 18 sen to 42 sen, Sunchirin 14 sen to RM1.38, Uzma 13 sen to RM1.68, Petronas Dagangan 12 sen to RM16.10, Tasek and Genting 10 sen each to RM8 and RM10.58, while Benalec fell eight sen to RM1.35.

Compugates was the most actively traded counter with 79.8 million shares traded. The stock gained half a sen to 8.5 sen.

Other actives included JCY International, Takaso, iDimension, Tiger, Karambunai and Rimbunan Sawit.

Meanwhile, gainers included United PLANTATION []s, BLD Plantations, CI Holdings, Harvest Court, Manulife, Dutch Lady, BAT, TSH Resources and GAB.