KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index closed lower on Thursday amid profit-taking in big-cap stocks, as investors shifted their focus to smaller-cap counters against the backdrop of weaker regional market performance. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 7.26 points or 0.43 per cent to 1,669.57 from Wednesday’s close of 1,676.83. The FBM KLCI opened 2.61 points lower at 1,674.22 and moved between 1,666.34 and 1,674.44 throughout the day. On the broader market, gainers led losers by 579 to 489, while 565 counters were unchanged, 1,016 untraded, and 12 suspended. Turnover was slightly higher at 2.79 billion units worth RM2.84 billion from Wednesday’s 2.73 billion units worth RM2.76 billion.
2015 sales fell slightly
In 2015, the global semiconductor sales totalled US$335.2
billion, a 0.2% drop from the previous year.
Despite the strong start to the
year, sales faltered and slowdown towards the second half as the industry faced
issues with softening demand and a stronger dollar.
Here is a breakdown by product groups for some of the
largest segments by sale:
- Logic (US$90.8 billion)
- Memory (US$77.2 billion)
- Micro-ICs (US$61.3 billion)
Sensors and actuators, NAND flash memory and analog recorded
increases of 3.7%, 2.2% and 1.9% on a y-o-y basis.
The December month shown a decreased in sales by 5.2% y-o-y
and 4.4% decline on a m-o-m basis. The m-o-m decline was attributed to seasonal
cyclicality with December typically being a weaker quarter, according to TA Securities
report.
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) is expecting
a sales growth of 1.4% y-o-y in 2016 although TA Securities is of the view that
the first half of 2016 will be challenging before recovering towards 2H2016.
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