Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Market Roundup | 12 May 2014


FBMKLCI   1866.08      -0.64pts    (-0.03%)     Volume  1.573b   Value 1.536b
 
1) The KLCI traded sideways today closing just below parity before the nation closes for a public holiday tomorrow; This is despite the stronger US market over the weekend which ended a volatile week on a positive note. In the regional market, bourses were generally higher led by SHCOMP+2.08% and HSI 1.82% on speculation that the China government will deepen capital market reforms to bolster equities in the nation. In the local market, investors remained cautious amidst global uncertainties as they pick selected second liners to ride on in this choppy market, some of the stocks that saw activities were such as MAYBULK +2.77%, BENALEC +1.55%, THHEAVY +4.46%, WPRTS +2.88%, DSONIC +1.72%. Market breadth was negative as losers edged gainers by 414 : 391. Futures closed at 1867 (1pt premium).
 
2) Heavyweights : CIMB -0.68% RM7.29, PBBANK -0.30% RM19.96, PETGAS -0.76% RM23.48, TM -0.64% RM6.15, GENTING +0.71% RM9.82, SKPETRO +0.70% RM4.29, GENM +0.71% RM4.22, IOICORP +0.39% RM5.05.
 
3) DBT : FGV 182.401mil @ RM4.5260 (5% PUC), EURO 8.5mil @ RM0.37 (10.49% PUC @ 16% discount), TAKASO 5.291mil @ RM0.26 (3.29% PUC @ 10.63% premium).
 
4) Situational:-
LANDMRK 0.00% 1.14 - Landmarks Bhd will invest RM2bn in the first phase to develop Southeast Asia's largest waterfront resort city, Treasure Bay, located in Bintan Island Indonesia. The development plan will span over 20 years and will roll out over 835 acres of land. Landmarks, which is 30.3% owned by Genting, will be having the official signing ceremony with its joint venture partners and operators on the 12th of June, 2014.
 
5) TIME ENG
Via Dagang Net which contributes 85 per cent to the group''s revenue is set to embark on a regional expansion.It will leverage on its subsidiary Dagang Net Technologies Sdn Bhd''s Pan Asian Alliance network, which includes countries such as Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines.It currently operates the National Single Window (NSW) which facilitates electronic customs-related transactions and duty payments and electronic document transfer between members of its trading community made up of manufacturers, importers and exporters, forwarders, shipping agents, terminal and port operators, banks, permit issuing agencies as well as port and customs authorities. It looks to expand on current offerings of customs-related e-commerce services to provide end-to-end e-commerce services for trade facilitation.
Dagang Net recently received a two-year contract extension, from Sept 25, 2014 to Sept 24, 2016, from the government for the NSW Trade Facilitation System. This has given the group some hope to participate in the implementation of GST next year. Trading Buy.
 
6) Market - Bursa will be closed tomorrow for Wesak Day and resume trading on 14 May where current sideways trading trend is expected to continue.