KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed almost flat on Tuesday as buying interest rotated away from index heavyweights towards smaller-cap construction stocks, with sentiment affected by geopolitical uncertainty, said an analyst. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 0.39 of a point to 1,714.40 from Monday’s close of 1,714.79. The benchmark index opened 1.65 points lower at 1,713.14 and moved between 1,710.44 and 1,714.50 throughout the trading session. The broader market was almost evenly balanced, with decliners leading gainers 548 to 546, while 598 counters were unchanged, 1,107 were untraded and 25 were suspended. Turnover expanded to 4.13 billion units valued at RM3.14 billion from 3.60 billion units valued at RM2.45 billion on Monday.
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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