Thursday, June 6, 2013

Market Roundup | 5 June 2013


FBMKLCI    1774.42       -2.32pts  (-0.13%)      Volume  2.220b            Value RM2.137b
  
1) The FBMKLCI saw choppy trade throughout the day as morning losses were pared by midday before seeing selling pressure in afternoon after Abe's speech offered no positive surprises. The disappointing outcome as well as concern of Fed scaling back stimulus saw NIKKEI-3.8% and HSI-1%. In the local market, stocks retreated led by TECHNOLOGY-1.7% weighed down by UNISEM -3.5%, GPACKET -5.8%, JCY -0.8%. Market breadth was negative with losers beating gainers by 507:330. Futures closed 1775 (1pts premium).
  
2) Heavyweights : CIMB -1.20% RM8.20, IOICORP -1.5% RM5.21, GENM -1.75% RM3.93, BAT -1.20% RM64.00,  GENTING+1.18% RM10.24, PETGAS+1.41% RM21.50, PPB+1.6% RM13.94, SIME+0.53% RM9.50
  
3) DBT : BENALEC 10.5mil @ RM1.5262 (1.30% PUC), TGOFF 10mil @ RM0.58 ( 3.4% PUC @ 18.9% discount), PARKSON 5mil @ RM3.84 (0.45% PUC).
  
4) Situational:-
 
LEONFB+1.66% RM 0.61: Steel trading and processing company Leon Fuat Bhd opened at 63.5 sen, or a premium of 3.5 sen above its offer price of 60 sen when it made its debut on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia. Under its listing exercise it raised up to RM35.58mil from the sale of 59.31 million new shares at 60 sen each where RM13mil of the proceeds will be used to pare down debts and the rest will be used for capex. Leon Fuat specializes in rolled long and flat products, focuses on carbon steel, of which the majority is mild steel, complemented by stainless steel and alloy steel.
  
5) DAYA
 
Daya had given a notice of termination of this MOU to Malco Engineering due to difficulties of targeted business development in Sri Lanka. The MOU has now been terminated after receiving no response from Malco on the notice of termination.
  
6) Market - Current weakness in global markets will continue to affect local sentiment with the KLCI likely to retest the recent low of 1750pts. Selective stock picking becomes paramount in current conditions with our favourites CrestBld, IOIC, IJM