KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index closed lower today, in line with most regional markets, as investors adjusted their risk exposure amid spiralling oil prices driven by the ongoing West Asia conflict, now in its second month. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) retreated by 24.75 points or 1.44 per cent to 1,687.90 from Friday’s close of 1,712.65. The market bellwether opened 10.57 points weaker at 1,702.08 and fluctuated between 1,682.79 and 1,702.38. The broader market was bearish, with decliners thumping advancers 956 to 371. A total of 373 counters were unchanged, 1,042 untraded and 134 suspended. Turnover expanded to 3.98 billion units worth RM4.85 billion from last Friday’s 2.97 billion units worth RM3.25 billion.
Versatile
Creative Bhd (-ve)
SHARES
in Versatile Creative Bhd (fundamental: 0/3, valuation: 0.55/3), which
triggered our momentum algorithm yesterday, slipped one sen or 0.76% to RM1.31
after 2.61 million shares were done; in contrast, its 200-day average volume
was only 445,508.5 shares.
In
May, the loss-making company secured a contract to build a halal vaccine plant
along with a pharmaceutical plant and research centre in Bandar Enstek
Industrial Park, Negeri Sembilan, for US$69.3 million.
The
contract was awarded by Oriental Mace Sdn Bhd, which is part of Oriental Mace
Group that is led by Professor Dr Wong Kong Yew as chief executive officer.
On
Aug 29, it was revealed that Wong had inked an agreement with Versatile
executive chairman Datuk Lee Kwee Hiang to buy the latter’s 18.33% stake in
Versatile at RM17.21 million or 80 sen per share.
Versatile
is trading at 3.72 times its net book value. No dividends were paid out for the
financial year ended March 31, 2016.
Source: http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/stock-momentum-versatile-creative-0
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