KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index finished marginally higher, supported by strong buying interest in consumer-related counters, amid mixed performance across regional markets. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose by 1.40 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 1,711.39 from Tuesday's close of 1,709.99. The key index opened 12.36 points firmer at 1,722.35 and moved between 1,711.31 and 1,722.63 throughout the session. Market breadth was negative, with losers leading gainers 678 to 493, while 549 counters were unchanged, 1,016 untraded and 34 suspended. Turnover increased to 4.50 billion units worth RM3.45 billion from 3.93 billion units worth RM3.45 billion on Tuesday.
Cepatwawasan
Group Bhd (-ve)
SHARES
in Cepatwawasan Group Bhd (fundamental: 0.7/3, valuation: 2/3), which triggered
our momentum algorithm yesterday for the second time this year, closed up two
sen or 2.55% at 80.5 sen.
It
saw 1.28 million shares traded, versus its 200-day average volume of 120,745.
The
oil palm planter’s share price spiked recently, after it announced a 187% jump
in net profit to RM10.4 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2016
(3QFY16), from RM3.62 million a year earlier, on higher sales volume and better
crude palm oil and palm kernel prices. Revenue rose 8% year-on-year to RM79.08
million.
Subsequently,
its shares gained 9.5 sen or 14% to close at 78.5 sen on Oct 21, from 69 sen on
Oct 20.
Cepatwawasan
is trading at 0.52 times its net book value.
Source: http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/stock-momentum-cepatwawasan-group
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