KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia rebounded to close higher on Wednesday on selective buying of defensive stocks after a volatile trading session. IPPFA Sdn Bhd director of investment strategy and country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan said consumer products and services stocks lifted the key index higher, overcoming lingering geopolitical concerns. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 3.08 points to 1,715.56 from yesterday’s close of 1,712.48. The benchmark index, which opened 1.91 points higher at 1,714.39, moved between 1,710.79 and 1,720.59 during the day’s trading. In the broader market, gainers outstripped decliners 550 to 476, while 612 counters were unchanged, 1,129 untraded, and 48 suspended. Turnover rose to 2.96 billion units valued at RM2.48 billion from 2.94 billion units valued at RM2.56 billion on Tuesday.
Market Daily Report: FBM KLCI lower after 11th-hour profit taking as market adjusts to new Malaysian government
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Fund managers said there was foreign selling of local shares.
At 5pm, the KLCI closed at 1,854.44 points after investors sold KLCI-linked stocks Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd and AMMB Holdings Bhd. Other KLCI-linked decliners included Telekom Malaysia Bhd and YTL Corp Bhd.
The KLCI closed lower after rising to its intraday high at 1,867.09 points.
Areca Capital Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Danny Wong Teck Meng said the market still needs time to digest new policies by the new Malaysian government. Wong said there was still foreign selling of local shares as foreign investors do not like uncertainty.
“They have been reducing some of their stocks. This may be due to uncertainty in the Malaysian market which they do not like. However it may also be due to external factors such as higher US treasury yields (which) impacted flow of funds,” Wong told theedgemarkets.com.
Across Bursa Malaysia, 3.33 billion shares worth RM3.78 billion were traded. Top decliners included George Kent (M) Bhd and My E.G. Services Bhd.
Source: The Edge

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