KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower today, with the benchmark index declining 0.5 per cent, weighed down by selected heavyweights led by Press Metal, IHH Healthcare, and Tenaga Nasional. Press Metal shed 16 sen to RM4.87, IHH Healthcare dipped 14 sen to RM6.75, and TNB slipped 18 sen to RM13.58. These stocks resulted in a 6.12-point decline in the benchmark index. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slid 7.61 points to 1,518.91 versus Wednesday’s close of 1,526.52. The benchmark index opened 9.22 points lower at 1,517.30 and fluctuated between 1,512.32 and 1,524.41 throughout the day. In the broader market, losers thumped gainers 548 to 357, while 448 counters were unchanged, 994 untraded and eight suspended. Turnover rose to 2.51 billion units valued at RM1.81 billion against Wednesday’s 2.37 billion units valued at RM2.03 billion. ...
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Bursa Malaysia rebounded to end slightly higher in thin trading on Tuesday as investors are holding back from making large bets ahead of the long weekend following the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.64 points to end at 1,512.98 from Monday's close of 1,511.34.
The barometer index opened 1.03 points easier at 1,510.31 and moved between 1,508.99 and 1,513.98 throughout the day.
Advancers led decliners 513 to 452 on the broader market, while 431 counters were unchanged, 853 untraded, and nine others suspended.
Turnover declined to 3.09 billion units valued at RM2.17 billion from 3.22 billion units worth RM2.12 billion on Monday.
SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes said the combination of rising US bond yields and reduced expectations for interest rate cuts in the US, to a large degree, has dampened local optimism.
"Unsurprisingly, local investors are reacting cautiously to developments in China as there is still a high degree of uncertainty that boosting China's stock markets will positively affect the economy via the wealth-creating channel," he said.
Among the heavyweights, Tenaga Nasional Bhd and Hong Leong Bank Bhd both advanced four sen to RM10.78 and RM19.24, respectively, IHH Healthcare Bhd rose three sen to RM6.17, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd went up six sen to RM6.74, Maybank Bhd slid one sen to RM9.31, while Public Bank Bhd and CIMB Group Holdings Bhd fell two sen each to RM4.39 and RM6.21, respectively.
As for the actives, Wentel Engineering Holdimgs Bhd gained two sen to 28 sen, Velesto Energy Bhd went up half a sen to 25.5 sen, Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd was a sen higher at 60.5 sen, TWL Holdings Bhd was flat at four sen, Widad Group Bhd gave up a sen to 11.5 sen, and Reneuco Bhd shed 1.5 sen to eight sen.
On the index board, the FBM Emas Index improved by 21.75 points to 11,234.97, the FBMT 100 Index expanded by 16.05 points to 10,899.22, the FBM 70 Index jumped 39.83 points to 15,160.53, the FBM Emas Shariah Index increased 32.09 points to 11,268.68, and the FBM ACE Index rose 4.67 points to 4,708.06.
Sector-wise, the Property Index added 5.68 points to 907.64, the Plantation Index climbed 18.13 points to 7,174.34, and the Energy Index added 8.98 points to 878.65.
The Financial Services Index slipped 18.93 points to 16,961.31 and the Industrial Products and Services Index perked up 0.67 of a point to 172.5.
Source: The Edge
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