Monday, July 7, 2014

Market Roundup | 4 July 2014


 
 
FBMKLCI   1884.91    -3.78pts    (-0.20%)     Volume  1.780b   Value 1.735b
 
1) The KLCI swung between a 6 pts band before ending at the low today just as the US market closed for the 4th of July celebration tonight. In the regional market,  Hong Kong's HSI +0.06% ended flat today after earlier gains from the better US jobs data was erased weighed down by the SHCOMP -0.19% which closed lower today. In the local index, profit taking was seen all across the board as the INDEX closed in the red weighed down by CIMB. Market breadth was positive as gainers beat losers by 480 : 345 today. Futures closed at 1888.5pts (5 pts premium).
 
2) Heavyweights : CIMB -1.78% RM7.17, ASTRO- 2.30% RM3.39, MAYBANK -0.20% RM9.83, MAXIS -0.44% RM6.69, SIME -0.20% RM9.63, IHH +1.35% RM4.49, BAT +1.14% RM67.42, PCHEM +0.29% RM6.78
 
3) DBT : AMEDIA 26.177mil @ RM0.08 (2.21% PUC), INARI 4.5mil @ RM3.1178, PLABS 1mil @ RM0.17
 
4) Situational:-
CYPARK +0.35% RM2.84 - Cypark Resources Bhd said it has won a contract to undertake a construction project for a lake development in Putrajaya worth RM12.3m. The company said the contract is for the completion of lake development in respect of the proposed construction and completion of promenade at Precincts 17 and 19 and remaining works at promenade Precincts 16 and 18 in Putrajaya.
 
PESTECH +4.19% RM6.46 - Pestech International Bhd's wholly-owned unit, Pestech Technology Sdn Bhd, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with USbased TRAX LLC for technical cooperation. The company said the MoU serves as a blueprint for the proposed cooperation to collaborate in business development, marketing, sales and project execution for power plant operator training simulator, engineering analysis and training solutions.
 
5) Gadang : announce the completion of it 10% private placement & listing of new shares in the Bursa today. Share price was 3.7% lower following this. We reckon this may be a buying opportunity if weakness continues. Gadang's long-term growth prospect remains intact. It is one of the MRT1 contractors and it is also one of the Petronas contractors. Thus far, it has executed both projects well. We believe it will win one of the recently-approved MRT2 packages and other Petronas jobs.
 
6) Market : Expect market to remain range bound next week. Momentum indicators suggest that the relative strength of the index remains intact. Local benchmark is still well supported, with short-term range expected between 1870 -1890 pts.  Support at 1860 pts in tact.