KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Thursday as renewed geopolitical tensions in West Asia weighed on investor sentiment. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 5.97 points, or 0.36 per cent, to 1,677.64 from Wednesday's close of 1,683.61. The benchmark index opened 2.62 points lower at 1,680.99, and moved between 1,676.18 and 1,683.80 throughout the session. However, market breadth was slightly positive, with gainers leading losers 533 to 504, while 547 counters were unchanged, 1,112 untraded, and 12 suspended. Turnover slipped to 2.64 billion units valued at RM2.19 billion from 2.96 billion units valued at RM2.18 billion on Wednesday.
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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