Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Market Roundup | 4 February 2014


FBMKLCI   1778.83pts      -25.20pts   (-1.40%)   Volume  1.261b   Value 2.000b
 
1) The KLCI lost another -1.40% today inline with broader market after the US market shed -2.08% overnight closing below its 200 day MA support level as slower manufacturing numbers raised concerns of a sluggish growth the economy. In the regional market, NIKKEI -4.18% lost the most grounds amongst its major counterparts as the HSI -2.89%, STI -0.84%, ASX -1.72% all closed in negative territory. In the local scene, most of the bluechip stocks fell due to lack of buying interest amid the weaker regional equity markets, the top losers amongst the CI were TENAGA -4.40%, IHH -4.60%, GENTING.-3.44% Market breadth was negative with losers beating gainers by 494 : 214. Futures closed at 1770 (8 pts discount).
 
2) Heavyweights:  TENAGA -4.40% RM11.28, GENTING -3.44% RM4.21, IHH -4.60% RM3.52, GENM -3.44% RM4.21, PETGAS -2.39% RM22.82, SIME -1.33% RM8.87, CIMB -1.01% RM6.85, MAXIS -1.72% RM6.85
 
3) DBT: SUNWAY 2mil @ RM2.64, MEDIAC 1mil @ RM0.80, JETSON 874k @ RM0.80, HOHUP 610k @ RM1.06
 
4) Situational:-
HIBISCS +3.81% RM2.18 - both the shares and warrants surged today just after its joint venture, REX holdings confirmed that it has found hydrocarbons in Oman. In a statement, the group said that it has reached the well target depth in the 2nd exploration well in Block  50 Oman to its final depth of more than 3,000 metres into the Cambrian formation. The well will undergo data acquisition before setting the completion for testing.
 
5) PENERGY
 
PETRONAS announced what the market has been speculationg on since mud Jan that it has reached the first oil production from the Kapal, Banang & Meranti (KBM) Cluster fields, offshore Peninsular Malaysia which commenced on 16 December 2013.
 
The KBM Cluster is an eight-year development project with Kapal being in its first development and production phase. The Kapal field facilities consist of one mobile offshore production unit (MOPU), one storage tanker with approximately 600,000 barrels capacity, one drilling rig with an attached well bay module and two flexible flow lines.
 
According to PETRONAS, through this mobile offshore production concept, there is plan to continue determining the potential production from the three KBM fields. The initial production rates from the cluster were over 10,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), with peak production reaching 13,000 bopd.
 
The JV will begin receiving capex reimbursement from the first commencement of oil but profit recognition will likely only be seen towards end 2015. +ve as this could be the year that PENERGY delivers on the execution from their Pan Malaysia project and new sub sea venture. BOW.
 
 
 
6) Market - Overall conditions expected to remain volatile and choppy but in the short term we could see a technical bounce back to the 1800pts levels. Big caps at trading buy levels include CIMB, SIME, Genting, Boustead.