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.
Recently I've been reading the book "Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham and I came across chapter 15: Stock Selection for the Enterprising Investor . In that chapter, there was a part that talks about Warren's way of investing and I find it to be something worth sharing with you guys. WARREN'S WAY Warren Buffett, perhaps the most successful investor, who happened to be Benjamin Graham's most acknowledged and popular student. Buffett and his partner, Charles Munger combined Graham's "margin of safety" and detachment from the market with their own innovative emphasis on future growth. Warren's Way He looks for what he calls "franchise" companies with strong consumer brands, easily understandable business, robust financial health, and near monopolies in their market like H & R Block, Gillette, and the Washington Post Co. Buffett loves to invest in stock when a scandal, big loss or other bad news passes over it l...