KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia's key index closed at an intraday high today, supported by continued buying interest even as renewed geopolitical tensions and a weaker overnight lead from Wall Street following the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to stand pat on interest rates weighed on broader sentiment. The Fed has decided to hold rates steady for the fifth consecutive meeting, with the Federal Funds Rate unchanged between 3.50 per cent and 3.75 per cent. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 4.84 points to 1,720.40 from yesterday’s close of 1,715.56. The benchmark index, which opened 1.14 points lower at 1,714.42, hit its lowest level of 1,710.69 in early trade before gaining momentum for the rest of the day. However, the broader market was negative with losers outpacing gainers 581 to 411, while 612 counters were unchanged, 1,173 untraded, and 87 suspended. Turnover declined to 2.49 billion units valued at RM2.25 billion from ...
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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