KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Thursday as selling pressure in industrial products and services stocks outweighed gains in the telecommunications sector, an analyst said. At 5 pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slid 1.09 per cent, or 18.31 points, to end at its intraday low of 1,663.82 from Wednesday’s close of 1,682.13. The index opened 2.32 points higher at 1,684.45 and subsequently hit its day high of 1,685.17 in the early session. Market breadth was negative with decliners outpacing gainers 623 to 478. to A total of 534 counters were unchanged, 1,116 untraded, and 40 suspended. Turnover expanded to 3.18 billion units worth RM2.89 billion, against 2.76 billion units valued at RM2.42 billion on Wednesday.
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): The FBM KLCI pared losses for a 2.88-point or 0.2% drop as investors bargain hunted for blue-chip stocks in the afternoon. The month of November is when Malaysia's July-September quarter corporate financial reporting starts in earnest.
At 5pm today, the KLCI closed at 1,741.05 points after hitting its intraday low at 1,739.80 points.
“Better third quarter results can provide a catalyst for the local market, which has lagged behind regional peers,” Areca Capital Sdn Bhd chief executive Danny Wong Teck Meng told theedgemarkets.com.
Across Bursa Malaysia, 2.91 billion shares valued at RM2.09 billion exchanged hands. Decliners led gainers by 474 to 329 respectively.
Elsewhere, Asian share markets closed mixed as strong earnings prospects lifted Japan’s Nikkei 225 by 0.53%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped 0.26% while South Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.4%.
Reuters reported that Japan's Nikkei share average extended its strong rally to top a new 21-year peak on Thursday, ahead of a long weekend, with investors piling into miners and companies such as Honda Motor and Sony on robust earnings prospects. Japanese markets will be closed for a national holiday on Friday.
Source: The Edge
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