Friday, June 6, 2014

Market Roundup | 5 june 2014


 

FBMKLCI   1869.00     +3.80pts    (+0.20%)     Volume  1.494b   Value 1.867b

 

1) The KLCI rebounded today following the better US market overnight and before the ECB decision on stimulus tonight. In the regional market, bourses were mixed as HSI -0.18% closed in negative territory weighed down by property developers, the SHCOMP +0.79% however closed in positive territory after its valuation fell to its lowest valuation relative to the ETF emerging market index. In the local market, the INDUSTRIAL +0.69% index was the outstanding winner gaining the most grounds today boosted by PETGAS +1.99%, PCHEM +0.44%, KNM +5.96%. Market breadth was skewed towards the positive as gainers edged losers by 380 : 361. Futures closed at 1867 (2points discount)

 

2) Heavyweights : YTL +5.59% RM1.70, PETGAS +1.99% RM24.54, GENTING +1.72% RM10.00, PCHEM +0.44% RM6.79, TENAGA -0.66% RM11.90, PPB -2.18% RM15.20, KLK -0.99% RM24.00, RHBCAP -1.90% RM8.22.

 

3) DBT :  PANTECH 10mil @ RM1.00 (1.74% PUC), TAMBUN 5.12mil @ RM2.0278 (1.26% PUC), EDUSPEC 2.55mil @ RM0.12 (46.7% discount).

 

4) Situational:-

SONA -5.04% RM0.565 - Sona Petroleum is planning to buy a 40% stake in a producing oil and gas field offshore of Thailand from UK-listed Salamander Energy Plc for US$280mil (RM903.64mil). The group had signed a heads of agreement with Salamander for the purchase of the stake in the latter's unit Salamander Energy in Thailand which currently holds working interests in the B8/38 concession, containing the producing Bualuang Field, and in the surrounding G4/50 exploration concession, both in the Gulf of Thailand.

 

5) Mah Sing 's wholly-owned subsidiary, Sanjung Tropika Development Sdn Bhd, proposed acquisition of 31 parcels of adjoining freehold land with total net land area measuring approximately 1,351.84 acres all in Tempat of LKTP Cahaya Baru, Mukim of Plentong, District of Johor Bahru from Bistari Land Sdn Bhd for a total cash consideration of RM401.164m has become unconditional as the Estate Land Board had via its letter dated 4 June 2014 approved the appeal application by the Vendor for the disposal of all the parcels of land to Mah Sing's wholly-owned subsidiary. In addition, Mah Sing has informed the Vendor, today, of its satisfaction with the result of the due diligence on matters in connection with the land and it will proceed with the completion of the sale and purchase of all the said parcels of land except for Land 3 where the sale & purchase agreement (SPA) will only be completed when the new title is issued in accordance to the provisions of the SPA.

 

+ve on the completion (after the disputes since October 2013) of this strategic landbanking exercise where Mah Sing may start launching the 1st phase of an estimated RM5bn GDV over 7 years mass township development project. These parcels of land are incidentally next to Eco World Development Group's development where it is trying to reposition its development as the township of choice in East Iskandar.                                                          

6) Market: with announcement of potential changes in monetary policy from the ECB tonight and the US jobs data due tomorrow, markets are likely to be treading water going into the weekend.