Malaysia’s benchmark index retreated as profit-taking in key heavyweights weighed on sentiment, while overall market activity remained active. Summary FBM KLCI fell 0.83% to 1,684.93 , dragged by losses in banking and selected large-cap names, despite steady trading participation. Market Performance FBM KLCI : 1,684.93 (-0.83%) FBM Mid 70: -0.00% (flat) FBM Small Cap: -0.23% FBM ACE: +0.20% Broad market was mixed , with weakness concentrated in large caps. Market Breadth & Trading Activity Total volume: 3.54 billion shares Total value: RM4.19 billion Gainers: 456 Losers: 678 Unchanged: 550 Market breadth turned negative , reflecting cautious sentiment. Top Movers – KLCI Gainers Axiata (6888.MY) +1.54% Petronas Gas (6033.MY) +1.18% Sunway (5211.MY) +1.15% Losers Hong Leong Bank (5819.MY) -3.29% Maybank (1155.MY) -3.02% CIMB (1023.MY) -2.47% Banking sector weakness was the main ...
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): The FBM KLCI closed 0.17 point lower at 1,777.77 points as the US-North Korea geopolitical tension and speculation on Malaysia's 14th General Election's (GE14) timing turned investors cautious.
The cautious sentiment was apparent across Bursa Malaysia where decliners significantly outpaced gainers at 585 to 248 respectively. The bourse saw a volume of 1.35 billion shares valued at RM1.5 billion.
“Investors could also be waiting for the release of upcoming financial results before making decisions,” Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd retail research head Loui Low said.
He said the trade volume across Bursa Malaysia at 1.35 billion shares today was "quite thin" as Malaysia's GE14 theme took centre stage in local markets. The nation held its GE13 on May 5, 2013.
Today, cautious sentiment was reflected across Asia as stocks fell on the US-North Korea geopolitical tension. Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.05%, South Korea's Kospi fell 0.38% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 1.13%.
Reuters reported that Asian stocks turned lower on Thursday as investors fretted about the simmering tensions between the US and North Korea, sending Seoul shares skidding to two-month lows even as the previous day's rush into safe-haven assets appeared to slow.
Source: The Edge
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