KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed marginally lower on Friday, as cautious sentiment persisted, with investors remaining on the sidelines amid ongoing conflicts in West Asia, said an analyst. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 2.80 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 1,695.50 from Thursday’s close of 1,698.30. The benchmark index opened 5.82 points higher at 1,704.12, and moved between 1,693.65 and 1,708.12 throughout the day. However, market breadth remained positive, with gainers outnumbering losers 634 to 415, while 521 counters were unchanged, 1,077 untraded and 10 suspended. Turnover improved to 3.38 billion units worth RM2.95 billion from yesterday’s 3.20 billion units worth RM3.50 billion.
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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