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.
Jerasia
Capital Bhd (+ve)
SHARES
in Jerasia Capital Bhd (fundamental: 0.35/3, valuation: 1.1/3), which gained
one sen or 1.49% to close at 68 sen yesterday, triggered our momentum algorithm
for the first time this month.
One
million shares were exchanged, compared with the stock’s 200-day average volume
of 89,621.
The
company’s share price has risen significantly since last week, jumping 16.5 sen
or 32% to close at 67.5 sen on Oct 19, from its closing of 51 sen on Oct 18.
The
jump triggered an unusual market activity query from the bourse regulator,
though Jerasia said it wasn’t aware of the reason behind the sudden gain.
For
the second quarter ended Sept 30, 2015 (2QFY16), the company’s net profit rose
32% y-o-y to RM1.28 million, as revenue rose 18% to RM94.92 million.
Jerasia
is trading at 0.39 times its net book value.
Source: http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/stock-momentum-jerasia-capital-1
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