KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia rebounded to close higher on Wednesday on selective buying of defensive stocks after a volatile trading session. IPPFA Sdn Bhd director of investment strategy and country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan said consumer products and services stocks lifted the key index higher, overcoming lingering geopolitical concerns. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 3.08 points to 1,715.56 from yesterday’s close of 1,712.48. The benchmark index, which opened 1.91 points higher at 1,714.39, moved between 1,710.79 and 1,720.59 during the day’s trading. In the broader market, gainers outstripped decliners 550 to 476, while 612 counters were unchanged, 1,129 untraded, and 48 suspended. Turnover rose to 2.96 billion units valued at RM2.48 billion from 2.94 billion units valued at RM2.56 billion on Tuesday.
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange has imposed disciplinary sanctions on China Evergrande's flagship unit, Hengda Real Estate , and founder Hui Ka Yan . The sanctions follow an investigation revealing that Hengda overstated revenue by 564 billion yuan (US$79.20 billion) over two years through 2020 and engaged in fraudulent bond issuance . As a result, Hengda's applications to issue bonds or transfer shares will be rejected for three years . Additionally, Hui Ka Yan and former CEO Xia Haijun have been banned for life from holding roles as directors or senior executives in any bond-issuing entity. The Shenzhen Stock Exchange rejected Hui’s defense that he was unaware of the inflated revenues and bond issuance, citing his lack of oversight of the company's finances. Evergrande’s shares will remain suspended as its liquidators stated that they have no further information regarding the investigation. With over US$300 billion in liabilities , Evergrande is the world’s most indeb...