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 (Oct 29): The FBM KLCI managed to close in positive territory today after six straight days of decline, thanks mainly due to buying at the 11th hour in IHH Healthcare Bhd.
The key index closed 0.67 points or 0.04% higher at 1,683.73.
Areca Capital Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Danny Wong Teck Meng said there were still uncertainties in the market due to external issues like the US-China trade war and the mid-term elections in the US, and also domestic matters.
“Basically, investors are waiting for the D-day on Nov 2 or Nov 5,” said Wong, adding that IHH, DiGi.Com Bhd and Sime Darby Bhd contributed to the lift of the KLCI today.
Top gainer IHH closed 26 sen or 5.42% higher at RM5.06, while losers were led by Malayan Banking Bhd which fell 17 sen or 1.8% to RM9.27.
Total turnover on Bursa Malaysia was 1.85 billion shares worth RM1.43 billion. Losers led gainers by 588 to 223, while 349 counters remained unchanged.
Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.16%, South Korea's Kospi fell 1.53% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.38%.
Reuters reported worries about China’s slowing economy spread across Asian markets today with US stock futures turning down and Chinese shares in the red as concerns about US corporate earnings and global growth continued to hit sentiment.
The losses in Asia were largely led by China’s blue-chip index which tumbled over 3.3% following disappointing earnings from the country’s top liquor maker, Kweichow Moutai, the newswire added.
Source: The Edge
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