KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia gave up earlier gains to end mixed today, amid a higher regional market showing, as property, construction, and healthcare counters attracted buying interests, while plantation, banking, and telecommunication stocks saw some profit-taking, an analyst said. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 1.70 points to close at 1,602.34 from yesterday’s close of 1,604.04. The benchmark index, which opened 0.86 of-a-point lower at 1,603.18, moved between 1,601.02 and 1,608.88 during the trading session. However, the broader market was mixed to higher, with gainers leading decliners by 565 to 438 while 502 counters remained unchanged, 961 untraded, and 14 suspended. Turnover narrowed to 2.83 billion units valued at RM2.08 billion versus 2.96 billion units valued at RM2.23 billion yesterday. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd equity research vice-president Thong Pak Leng said the benchmark index remained range-bound and it required a dec
RGB International Bhd (-ve)
Shares in RGB International Bhd (fundamental: 2.5/3, valuation: 1.8/3) saw some 54.6 million shares done last Friday, compared to its 200-day average volume of 6.91 million shares. It closed up 1 sen or 5% at 21 sen.
Since early October, RGB’s share price has been trending upward, gaining 4 sen or 23% since its close at 17 sen on Oct 4.
In its second quarter ended June 30, 2016, RGB reported a net profit of RM6.98 million, up 6% from RM6.56 million in the previous year’s corresponding quarter. Revenue gained 16% to RM58 million, from RM49.88 million.
Cumulatively, net profit for the first half of its financial year was 19% higher at RM12.91 million, compared with RM10.89 million in the previous year, while revenue climbed 29% year-on-year to RM114.09 million.
RGB’s price-to-net-asset-value stood at 1.51 times. It paid 1 sen per share in dividends for its financial year ended Dec 31, 2015.
Source: http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/stock-momentum-rgb-international-0?type=Stock%20with%20Momentum
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