Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Market Roundup | 24 June 2014

 
 
FBMKLCI   1892.33    +8.37pts    (+0.44%)     Volume  2.007b   Value 2.172b
 
1)The KLCI trended upwards closing at an all-time high boosted by heavyweights TENAGA +1.85% & PETGAS +1.64% after the US market closed flat overnight just before the release of GDP data tomorrow. In the regional market, bourses were stronger after HSI rebounded from the lowest point in 3 months to close +0.33% above led by technology stocks, SHCOMP also rebounded today closing at +0.47% above; while the KOSPI was the biggest gainer among the region +0.98% today. In the local market, INDUSTRIAL index gained +0.95% today outpacing the other sectors boosted by PETGAS, PMETAL, LAFMSIA. Market breadth was positive with gainers thumping losers by 451 : 396. Futures closed at 1893 (1 pt premium).
 
2) Heavyweights : TENAGA +1.85% RM12.06, PETGAS +1.64% RM24.70, YTL +3.22% RM1.60, AXIATA +0.57% RM6.99, SIME +0.62% RM9.62, IOICORP +0.76% RM5.28, MAYBANK +0.30% RM9.83, ASTRO +2.29% RM3.56.
 
3) DBT : DUTALND 8mil @ RM0.50, BONIA 4.5mil @ RM 5.40 (2.23% PUC @ 5.1% discount), XINGHE 4mil @RM0.24
 
4) Situational:-
SUMATEC +12.72% RM0.31 - Sumatec Resources Bhd says fresh review of its oil and gas field in Rakushechnoye, Kazakhstan has yielded a 14.5% increase in proven oil reserves to 129.0m barrels. The company added that an additional 10.0m barrels of oil is now available under 2P reserves to Sumatec (worth USD175.0m in net profit from oil sale) without paying any more than the initial USD95.0m. The estimated net profit of USD175.0m was based on Brent price of RM321.0 per barrel and USD35.0 per barrel net profit of which Sumatec is entitled to 50.0% of, after 2.0m barrels of oil has been produced. Trading BUY
 
5) CNASIA: announced that CNASIA Capital Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary, had on 24 June 2014 entered into a framework agreement with KenMakmur Holdings Sdn Bhd for the proposed production of liquified petroleum gas and condensate from the natural gas supplied by the Rakushechnoye Oil/Gas Field. The Rakushechnoye oil and gas field is located in the Karakiyan District of the Mangistau Oblast, Kazakhstan. KenMakmur had on 3 June 2014 signed an agreement with Markmore Energy (Labuan) Limited ("MELL") to extract 600 metric tonne ("MT")/day of LPG and 160 MT/day of condensate from the 100.0 million standard cubic feet(MMSCF) of gas supplied by MELL ; +ve,  as CNASIA is currently involved in the manufacturing of process equipment for the petroleum industry, the Proposed LPG Production provides group the opportunity to utilise its specialised expertise gained in the design and manufacture of various process equipment to venture into the downstream business of operating petrochemical processing plants to realise a long term stream of revenue and profit. Impact on earnings can only be determined upon finalisation of the terms of the funding process required for the Proposed LPG Production and the execution of the LPG Production Agreement, but is expected to contribute positively.
 
6) Market : Is expected to be further range bound given the lack of fresh domestic leads. Rotational plays amongst small caps are expected to continue through the week.