KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia snapped its five-day winning streak to close lower on Wednesday, as investors took profit following a cumulative gain of 4.25 per cent over the past five sessions, said an analyst. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 14.76 points or 0.83 per cent to 1,756.49 from Tuesday’s close of 1,771.25. The market bellwether opened 1.46 points lower at 1,769.79, marking the day’s high, and hit a low of 1,750.05 during the mid-afternoon session. Market breadth was negative with losers trouncing gainers 876 to 384, while 525 counters were unchanged, 964 untraded and 94 suspended. Turnover improved to 3.65 billion units worth RM4.41 billion from Tuesday's 3.58 billion units worth RM4.46 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): The FBM KLCI rose five points or 0.3% on bargain hunting and as Petronas-linked shares took the cue from crude oil gains.
At 5pm, the KLCI finished at 1,768.67 points after falling to its intraday low at 1,756.37 points. Last Friday, the index fell 7.69 points to 1,763.67 points.
Today, JF Apex Securities Bhd senior analyst Lee Cherng Wee told theedgemarkets.com: “There does not seem to be any fresh catalysts driving the market,[therefore] the market’s performance today can be attributed to bargain hunting following a decline in performance last week."
Across Bursa Malaysia today, 1.76 billion shares worth RM1.74 billion were traded. There were 408 gainers against 404 decliners.
Oil and gas-related shares were among Bursa Malaysia top gainers. The list included KLCI-linked Petronas Gas Bhd, Petronas Dagangan Bhd and Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd.
Reuters reported that oil markets edged up on Monday, lifted by the first fall in US drilling activity in months, although price gains were capped by reports of rising OPEC output last month even as the group has pledged to cut supply.
Brent crude futures had climbed 13 cents, or 0.3 percent, to US$48.90 per barrel by 0643 GMT, after jumping 5.2 percent last week in their first weekly gain in six weeks.
Source: The Edge
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