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 (Jan 3): The FBM KLCI closed 7.72 points or 0.46% higher today on bargain hunting after the substantial decline yesterday.
Today, the KLCI closed at 1,675.83 at 5pm after investors bargain hunted for stocks including Sime Darby Plantation Bhd. Yesterday, the KLCI ended down 22.47 points at 1,668.11.
Today, Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd senior analyst Kenneth Leong told theedgemarket.com: “The positive sentiment was mainly spurred by bargain hunting activities after the more than 20 point selloff in the previous session.”
Across Bursa Malaysia, 1.76 billion shares worth RM1.22 billion were traded. Top gainers included KLCI stocks Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd and and Tenaga Nasional Bhd.
Bursa Malaysia leading decliners included Globetronics Technology Bhd after Apple Inc's revenue warning hit world stock markets. Globetronics closed down 24 sen or 13.95% at RM1.48 while Bursa Malaysia's technology index fell 1.31 points or 4.53% to 27.64.
Globally, Reuters reported that US stock futures fell and Asian shares stumbled on Thursday after a rare revenue warning from Apple added to worries about slowing global growth and weaker earnings and jolted currency markets. It was reported that Apple blamed fewer iPhone upgrades and slowing sales in China in its most recent quarter, its first such warning since 2007. Its shares tumbled in after-hours trade.

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