KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended marginally lower on Monday amid selling activity as the market lacked fresh catalysts to spur investors’ buying interest, an analyst said. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 1.60 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 1,670.02, from Friday’s close of 1,671.62. The benchmark index, which opened 0.93 of-a-point higher at 1,672.55, moved between 1,668.61 and 1,674.11 throughout the trading session. Market breadth was negative as losers surpassed gainers 748 to 388, while 517 counters were unchanged, 1,271 untraded and 91 suspended. Turnover slipped to 3.11 billion units worth RM2.40 billion from 4.07 billion units valued at RM2.69 billion on Friday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended marginally lower on Monday amid selling activity as the market lacked fresh catalysts to spur investors’ buying interest, an analyst said.
At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 1.60 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 1,670.02, from Friday’s close of 1,671.62.
The benchmark index, which opened 0.93 of-a-point higher at 1,672.55, moved between 1,668.61 and 1,674.11 throughout the trading session.
Market breadth was negative as losers surpassed gainers 748 to 388, while 517 counters were unchanged, 1,271 untraded and 91 suspended.
Turnover slipped to 3.11 billion units worth RM2.40 billion from 4.07 billion units valued at RM2.69 billion on Friday.
Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-president of equity research Thong Pak Leng said the stockbroking firm maintained a cautious view of the market as persistent external headwinds and foreign selling could limit near-term upside.
“Nevertheless, the recent market correction has brought valuations of selected blue-chip stocks to more attractive levels, which could encourage bargain hunting, particularly among fundamentally strong heavyweights.
“Hence, we expect trading to remain selective, with buying interest likely to emerge on further weakness,” he told Bernama.
As such, he anticipated the FBM KLCI to trend within the 1,660-1,690 range for the week.
Berjaya Research Sdn Bhd head of research Kenneth Leong said market attention will also turn to US job openings and consumer confidence data due tomorrow, which could influence expectations for the Federal Reserve’s policy path and global risk appetite.
“A softer-than-expected set of readings may offer some relief to equities, but signs of resilient labour demand or weakening consumer sentiment could add to market volatility,” he said.
Among the heavyweights, Maybank eased six sen to RM10.16, Public Bank fell one sen to RM4.79, CIMB added nine sen to RM7.99, Tenaga Nasional firmed two sen to RM13.16, and IHH Healthcare gained two sen to RM8.01.
In active trade, Zetrix AI was unchanged at 19 sen, Jaks Resources put on 1.5 sen to 18.5 sen, ACE Market debutant Evocom fell five sen to 13 sen, Aimax perked up half a sen to one sen, and Inari Amertron slid 11 sen to RM2.55.
Of the top gainers, Hong Leong Bank advanced 22 sen to RM23.36, Hong Leong Financial garnered 18 sen to RM18.90, Ayer Holdings increased 12 sen RM7.60, Grand Central jumped 11 sen to 42 sen, and Solarvest improved 10 sen to RM4.16.
Malaysian Pacific Industries led the losers list, falling RM1.98 to RM42.20, United Plantations lost 98 sen to RM31.60, Fraser & Neave erased 78 sen to RM22.22, Hong Leong Industries slipped 30 sen to RM16.66, and Kelington sank 27 sen to RM8.72.
On the index board, the FBM Mid 70 Index fell 157.14 points to 17,687.77, the FBM Emas Index retreated 41.85 points to 12,414.79, the FBM Top 100 Index reduced 36.51 points to 12,206.95, the FBM Emas Shariah Index slid 63.91 points to 12,242.32, and the FBM ACE Index dipped 42.25 points to 5,490.61.
Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index climbed 47.89 points to 19,598.38, the Industrial Products and Services Index shed 1.30 points to 182.80, the Energy Index eased 0.01 of-a-point to 861.82, and the Plantation Index slumped 116.38 points to 9,218.49.
The Main Market volume decreased to 1.69 billion units worth RM2.05 billion from 2.53 billion units valued at RM2.24 billion last Friday.
Warrants turnover trimmed to 944.79 million units worth RM156.45 million from 999.87 million units valued at RM180.99 million previously.
The ACE Market volume declined to 469.48 million units valued at RM190.74 million from 539.02 million units worth RM264.01 million on Friday.
Meanwhile, consumer products and services counters accounted for 263.69 million shares traded on the Main Market, industrial products and services (235.10 million), construction (204.54 million), technology (465.42 million), financial services (42.34 million), property (126.72 million), plantation (31.21 million), real estate investment trusts (11.37 million), closed-end fund (42,600), energy (121.70 million), healthcare (95.11 million), telecommunications and media (17.63 million), transportation and logistics (49.33 million), utilities (35.55 million), and business trusts (56,900).
Source: Bernama
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