KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed almost flat on Tuesday as buying interest rotated away from index heavyweights towards smaller-cap construction stocks, with sentiment affected by geopolitical uncertainty, said an analyst. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 0.39 of a point to 1,714.40 from Monday’s close of 1,714.79. The benchmark index opened 1.65 points lower at 1,713.14 and moved between 1,710.44 and 1,714.50 throughout the trading session. The broader market was almost evenly balanced, with decliners leading gainers 548 to 546, while 598 counters were unchanged, 1,107 were untraded and 25 were suspended. Turnover expanded to 4.13 billion units valued at RM3.14 billion from 3.60 billion units valued at RM2.45 billion on Monday.
美国隐形牙套巨头 Align Technology(ALGN.US) 周三盘后股价重挫 36.78% 至 128.50 美元 ,因第二季度财报不及预期并发布疲软指引。 第二季度财报摘要 营收 :10.1 亿美元(市场预期:10.6 亿美元) 调整后每股盈利(EPS) :2.49 美元(市场预期:2.57 美元) 同比表现 :总营收下降 1.6% 隐形牙套业务营收 8.046 亿美元,同比下降 3.3% 影像系统及 CAD/CAM 服务营收 2.078 亿美元,同比增长 5.6% 现金储备 :9.012 亿美元 股票回购 :回购 585,100 股,均价 164.14 美元/股 管理层评论 CEO Joe Hogan 表示,Invisalign 隐形牙套治疗的消费者兴趣依然强劲,但 患者案例转化率低于历史水平 ,导致本季度季末通常出现的病例增长未如预期。 第三季度展望 Align 预计 Q3 营收将在 9.65 亿至 9.85 亿美元 之间,显著低于市场预期的 10.4 亿美元 。 公司将采取措施 削减成本、优化投资 ,同时继续推动新产品和商业营销计划的执行。 结论 Align 第二季度业绩双双逊于预期,并下调未来营收指引,引发投资者抛售。尽管 Invisalign 需求仍在,转化效率不佳和疲软的展望让市场情绪急转直下。