Friday, March 6, 2015

Market Roundup | 5 March 2015


FBMKLCI   1806.09  -19.45pts
(-1.07%)      Volume 2.139b   Value 2.378b

 

1) The KLCI slumped 1% after the U.S market stalled at record highs  overnight as investors retreated to the sidelines before the ECB meeting and China's NPC meeting today. In the regional scene, bourses were weaker today as the SHCOMP -0.95% fell after the China's growth target was reduced to 7% from 7.4% signalling for the lowest expansion in 25 years, HSI also fell 1.11%. In the local market, FINANCE-1.09% index lost the most grounds amongst the sector weighed by heavyweights CIMB -3.54% RM5.72, PBBANK -1.06%, MAYBANK -0.75% RM9.21, HLBANK -0.41%. Market breadth was negative today as losers outpaced gainers by 556 : 288. Futures closed at 1798.5 (7.5pts discount).

 

2) Heavyweights : CIMB-3.54% RM5.72, SKPETRO -7.19% RM2.45, PBBANK -1.06% RM18.62, GENTING -2.52% RM8.50, PCHEM -0.73% RM5.39, MAYBANK -0.75% RM9.21, TENAGA -0.54% RM14.64, PPB -2.54% RM14.58.

 

3) DBT: JAG 6.2mil @ RM0.155, DESTINI 5mil @ RM0.595, LBICAP 2.3mil @ RM1.17 (3.14% PUC).

 

4) Situational:-

SKPETRO  -7.19% RM2.45 - Tan Sri Mokhzani Mahathir and Yeow Kheng Chew have both resigned from the board of SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd, with citing personal reasons. The company announced their resignations took effect on March 4. Mokhzani resigned from his post as vice chairman of the oil and gas service company while Yeow resigned from his post as a non-executive director.

 

FITTERS  +0.76% RM0.66 - Fitters Diversified Bhd will undertake the redevelopment of Plaza Pekeliling along Jalan Tun Razak into a small office-home office concept building. It said its unit Fitters Building Services Sdn Bhd had signed a sales and purchase agreement with GCP Tower Sdn Bhd to purchase the existing building with 70 parcels of office lots and 363 units of car park bays for RM28.28mil. The building sits on a 2.3 acre (9,482 square meter) piece of land in prime location along Jalan Tun Razak.

 

5) ALAM

Alam Maritim has recently received a Letter of Award from PETRONAS for a period of two years effective from 29 January 2015 until 28 January 2017 with an extension option of one year exercisable by PCSB, from 29 January 2017 to 28 January 2018.

This is for awarded seven (7) out of the eight (8) packages offered by PCSB under the Umbrella Contract and allows the Company to provide marine vessels for the following categories: (i)  Anchor Handling Tug / Supply Vessel (ii) Straight Supply Vessel (iii) Fast Crew Boat (iv) Workboat (v) Work barge (vi) General Purpose/Utility Vessel (vii) Platform Supply Vessel

The Contract shall enable ALAM to provide the vessels, crew and associated equipment for continuous 24-hour operations. The total value of the Contract will depend on the actual number of days the vessels are on-hire based on instructions from the PCSB from time to time during the Contract period.

+ve but expect the industry to continue to face headwinds with oil prices remaining persistently low.

6) Market –  BNM’s MPS today decided to hold rates at 3.25% dashing any hopes of liquidity driven rally as per the experience of other economies who have cut rates. The CI likely to continue to drift and test the 1800pts levels lacking positive leads.