KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Friday amid mixed regional market performance as investors turned cautious over a possible rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and upcoming US economic data that may influence the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate decision next week. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) pared most earlier losses to settle 4.55 points easier, or 0.28 per cent, to 1,616.52 from Thursday’s close of 1,621.07. The benchmark index, which opened 0.37 of-a-point lower at 1,620.70, moved between 1,609.67 and 1,621.25 throughout the day. The broader market was negative, with decliners outpacing advancers 604 to 439. A total of 550 counters were unchanged, 1,151 untraded, and 18 suspended. Turnover declined to 3.17 billion units worth RM2.24 billion from 4.48 billion units worth RM2.75 billion yesterday. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-presiden...
LCTH Corporation Berhad (LCTH) Close Position
Recall that we previously issued a buy call on LCTH (3-March 2016), after observing the share price staging a technical breakout to confirm a bullish ‘inverted head and shoulder’ chart pattern. However, the share price has failed to rally further but instead underwent a profit-taking phase. Both RSI and Stochastic have also rolled over, with the latter reversing strongly from its overbought zone to imply the heavy selling pressure. With the unappealing technical picture, we decided to close position on the stock for now but will re-look into it once its technical outlook turns compelling again.
MMC Corporation Berhad (MMCCORP) Not Rated
Yesterday, MMCCORP rose 6.0 sen (3.5%) to RM1.76 on trading volume, which hit a six-month high. Previously in Nov-2015, MMCCORP commenced a downtrend which saw its share price retreating by as much as 30% from a high of RM2.31 to last week’s low of RM1.61. Nevertheless, the MACD has ceased to make new lows over the past few months, and this reflects that selling pressure has depleted over this period. Furthermore, yesterday’s bullish move has caused the share price to break above its downwardsloping trend line to paint a more positive technical outlook. Should MMCCORP break above the RM1.78 (R1) (23.6% Fibonacci Resistance/ 50-day SMA) resistance, the next resistance level to look forward to is RM1.89 (R2). Immediate supports are located at RM1.69 (S1) and RM1.61 (S2).
Recall that we previously issued a buy call on LCTH (3-March 2016), after observing the share price staging a technical breakout to confirm a bullish ‘inverted head and shoulder’ chart pattern. However, the share price has failed to rally further but instead underwent a profit-taking phase. Both RSI and Stochastic have also rolled over, with the latter reversing strongly from its overbought zone to imply the heavy selling pressure. With the unappealing technical picture, we decided to close position on the stock for now but will re-look into it once its technical outlook turns compelling again.
MMC Corporation Berhad (MMCCORP) Not Rated
Yesterday, MMCCORP rose 6.0 sen (3.5%) to RM1.76 on trading volume, which hit a six-month high. Previously in Nov-2015, MMCCORP commenced a downtrend which saw its share price retreating by as much as 30% from a high of RM2.31 to last week’s low of RM1.61. Nevertheless, the MACD has ceased to make new lows over the past few months, and this reflects that selling pressure has depleted over this period. Furthermore, yesterday’s bullish move has caused the share price to break above its downwardsloping trend line to paint a more positive technical outlook. Should MMCCORP break above the RM1.78 (R1) (23.6% Fibonacci Resistance/ 50-day SMA) resistance, the next resistance level to look forward to is RM1.89 (R2). Immediate supports are located at RM1.69 (S1) and RM1.61 (S2).
Source: Kenanga Research, 08 March 2016
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