KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed higher, buoyed by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent, alongside positive cues from Wall Street. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 19.30 points, or 1.19 per cent, to 1,635.86 from Wednesday’s close of 1,616.56. The benchmark index opened 6.72 points higher at 1,623.28, and fluctuated between an intraday high of 1,642.44 and a low of 1,622.62 during the trading session. However, market breadth was negative, with losers outnumbering gainers 723 to 497, while 466 counters were unchanged, 1,075 untraded and 10 suspended. Turnover rose to 3.74 billion units valued at RM3.61 billion compared with yesterday’s 2.81 billion units valued at RM2.57 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): The FBM KLCI fell 5.58 points or 0.32% today with Asian peers as optimism on US-China trade talks appeared short-lived. Malaysian shares also contended with lower crude oil prices.
At 5pm today, the KLCI closed at 1,719.00 as investors were mindful that although US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would delay a tariff hike on US$200 billion of Chinese imports, there is no guarantee that the delay will translate into a formal agreement that will benefit trade activities.
Investors are “coming back to their senses,” Inter-Pacific Securities Sdn Bhd research head Pong Teng Siew told theedgemarkets.com today.
Reuters reported today that Trump said on Sunday he would delay a tariff hike on US$200 billion of Chinese imports in the clearest sign yet that both sides were making progress in the talks, but he also sounded a note of caution, saying a deal "could happen fairly soon, or it might not happen at all".
It was reported that today's losses in Asian stock markets came as JPMorgan analysts urged investors to "curb some of their enthusiasm" over the trade talks, saying the extension to the deadline was a "foregone conclusion".
Across Bursa Malaysia today, 2.64 billion shares worth RM2.21 billion
exchanged hands as oil and gas-related equities closed down amid lower
crude oil prices. Top decliner Petronas Dagangan Bhd closed down RM1.60
at RM26.80.
On oil markets, Reuters reported that oil inched down today to extend losses of more than 3 percent from the previous session, easing after Trump called on OPEC to rein in its efforts to boost prices. It was reported that Brent futures were at US$64.66 a barrel at 0533 GMT, down 10 cents, or 0.2 percent, from their last close.
Source: The Edge
On oil markets, Reuters reported that oil inched down today to extend losses of more than 3 percent from the previous session, easing after Trump called on OPEC to rein in its efforts to boost prices. It was reported that Brent futures were at US$64.66 a barrel at 0533 GMT, down 10 cents, or 0.2 percent, from their last close.
Source: The Edge
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