Monday, October 25, 2010

FBM KLCI stays in the black at mid-morning

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI stayed in positive territory at mind-morning on Monday, Oct 25 and was up 2.85 points to 1,493.49 at 10am. Gainers led losers by 317 to 124 while 221 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 225.48 million shares valued at RM169.1 million. RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd said the short-term outlook for the FBM KLCI remains optimistic.

It said last Friday's negative candle confirmed the previous day's "star" candle and suggested that the FBM KLCI may risk more profit-taking activities in the immediate term.

However, immediate weakness could be limited given the firm immediate support level near the 10-day SMA of 1,489, it said.

"In fact, investors should view this as an opportunity to collect value stocks for further positive push ahead.

"And as we reiterated, as long as the benchmark index trades and stablises near the SMA, the short-term outlook remains optimistic and the FBM KLCI is expected to retest the 1,500 psychological level and the recent high of 1,503.82 soon," it said.

Beyond that, sentiment will turn even more bullish and it will lift the index towards the all-time high of 1,524.69 next, said RHB Research.

For a longer-term view, the index is well supported by the support near a technical gap of 1,472-1,476, followed by the 1,450 and the 40-day SMA of 1,462, it said.

On Bursa Malaysia this morning, PLANTATION [] stocks advanced in early trade.

At mid-morning, Boustead gained 26 sen to RM5.92, KLK was up 24 sen to RM18.74, Batu Kawan added 20 sen to RM15.50 and Tradewinds Plantation rose 14 sen to RM2.31.

BAT was up 20 sen to RM47, QSR added 19 sen to RM2.56, TSH rose 17 sen to RM2.56, Southern Acids added 15 sen to RM2.85, Fima Corp rose 14 sen to RM5.70 and Orient was up 10 sen to RM5.35.

Nestl'' was the top loser in early trade and fell 20 sen to RM44. DFZ Capital lost 10 sen to RM3.52, Petronas Gas slipped eight sen to RM11.18, Quality Concrete down seven sen to RM1.53, SEG International and Tan Chong fell six sen each to RM2.07 and RM5.62 respectively, while Daibochi, Genting Malaysia and Parkson lost five sen each to RM2.92, RM3.52 and RM5.59 respectively.

Karambunai was the most actively trade counter Monday morning with 32.2 million shares done. The stock gained half a sen to 24.5 sen. Other actives included Daya, Insas, MLabs and SIG Gases.

At the regional markets, Japan's Nikkei 225 shed 0.29% to 9,399.80 and the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.25% to 2,967.69. Taiwan's Taiex rose 0.91% to 8,242.66, Singapore's Straits Times Index added 0.37% to 3,185.29, the South Korean Kospi up 0.26% to 1,902.20 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opened 0.1% higher at 23,551.14.


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