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 ...
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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