KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia's key index closed at an intraday high today, supported by continued buying interest even as renewed geopolitical tensions and a weaker overnight lead from Wall Street following the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to stand pat on interest rates weighed on broader sentiment. The Fed has decided to hold rates steady for the fifth consecutive meeting, with the Federal Funds Rate unchanged between 3.50 per cent and 3.75 per cent. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 4.84 points to 1,720.40 from yesterday’s close of 1,715.56. The benchmark index, which opened 1.14 points lower at 1,714.42, hit its lowest level of 1,710.69 in early trade before gaining momentum for the rest of the day. However, the broader market was negative with losers outpacing gainers 581 to 411, while 612 counters were unchanged, 1,173 untraded, and 87 suspended. Turnover declined to 2.49 billion units valued at RM2.25 billion from ...
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): The FBM KLCI ended on a positive note on the last trading day of this week, as investors were bargain hunting for blue chip stocks, despite a negative broader market.
At 5pm, the KLCI climbed 0.3% higher than the previous day's close to settle at 1,786.33 points, 0.36% higher than its close of 1,779.90 points seen last Friday.
"The improvement of the KLCI today is largely due to bargain hunting of major blue chip companies such as British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd. However, this is not an accurate picture of the broader market, which is still negative," a technical analyst at TA Securities Holdings Bhd told theedgemarkets.com.
Meanwhile, oil and gas counters are seeing a little rebound.
"The oil and gas sector is going through its rotational period and is seeing improvement in performance due to the increase in oil prices lately," he added.
Oil players such as Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd, Scomi Group Bhd, and Bumi Armada Bhd were among the top active counters today.
The KLCI saw some 2.15 billion shares worth some RM2.7 billion exchanging hands today. Losers outnumbered gainers at 447 versus 379, while 402 counters were unchanged.
BAT topped the gainers list, closing 1.1% higher at RM44.10, while Magni-Tech Industries Bhd dominated the decliners, shedding 15.62% to settle at RM6.16.
Reuters reported that North Korea's missile launch caused investors to worry but did not trigger the level of risk aversion seen last week.
Across Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 closed 0.52% higher, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.11%. South Korea's KOSPI climbed 0.35%.
Source: The Edge
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