Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Market Roundup | 6 January 2014


 
FBMKLCI   1829.18      -5.56pts   (-0.30%)   Volume  1.964b   Value 1.840b
 
 
 
1) The KLCI saw choppy trading before ending in negative territory for a 4th straight day, this is inline with weaker US market. In the regional market, bourses were all under selling pressure upon profit taking among China stocks which  hit their lowest level in almost 5 months today dragging sentiments down; SHCOMP -1.80%, HSI -0.58%, NIKKEI -2.35%, ASX -0.47%. In the local market, TECHNOLOGY +2.38% sector outperformed the bluechips as JCY +6.92%, MPI +3.15%, FRB +5.59% carried the index higher; while the INDUSTRIAL -0.90% Index slipped the most dragged lower by PETGAS -2.20%, PPB 2.63%, BAT -1.09%. Market breadth was positive with gainers outpacing losers by 538 : 262. Futures closed at 1828 (1point discount)
 
 
 
2) Heavyweights: CIMB -1.33% RM7.41, IOICORP -2.62% RM4.46, PETGAS -2.20% RM23.08, PPB -2.63% RM15.50, GENM -1.37% RM4.32, TENAGA +1.09% RM11.12, PBBANK +0.42% RM18.98, SKPETRO +0.87% RM4.61.
 
 
 
3) DBT:  BIOOSMO 15mil @ RM0.15 (4.221% PUC @ 33.3% discount), GENETEC 10mil @ RM0.05 (2.84% PUC @  58.4% discount), IVORY 4.06mil @ RM0.55 (8.4% Discount).
 
 
 
4) Situational:-
 
ECOWLD -0.68% RM4.36 - The stock reached a high of RM4.85 before Bursa Malaysia released a Unusual Market Activity (UMA) query which reversed the stock back down closer to its overnight level.
 
 
 
MMC +6.667% RM 3.04 - News reported MMC Corp Bhd is believed to have the approval of two of its largest shareholders to undertake a capital reduction exercise that will ultimately lead to the company being delisted from Bursa Malaysia. Minority shareholders will get between MYR3.70 and MYR3.90 per MMC share. MMC's two biggest shareholders are Seaport Terminal Johore Sdn Bhd and Permodalan Nasional Bhd.
 
 
 
5) BINA PURI
 
Crystal Crown Aerocity Sdn. Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bina Puri Holdings Bhd. has received the approval letter dated 11 December 2013 from FELCRA Properties Sdn. Bhd. to perform exploration and production works for the project known as "Prospecting and Mining Scheme for Iron Ore Mining on Land of Felcra Bhd. within Sungai Atok Jani area measuring approximately 281 acres at Mukim Cheka, Daerah Lipis (Kuala Lipis), Pahang Darul Makmur" subject to the approval from the State Government of Pahang.
 
 
 
Remains a relatively cheap construction/property developer with an outstanding order book of RM1.6bn and property GDV of RM2.5bn vs its current market cap of RM112m.
 
 
 
6) Market - Profit taking in the region to continue to weigh down the KLCI with the 1820pts immediate support for bargain hunting.
 
 
 
 
 
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