KUALA LUMPUR: Worries about rising inflationary pressure while a stronger US dollar weighed on Asian markets, sending the FBM KLCI down more than 10 points in late afternoon on Monday, Jan 10.
At 3.25pm, the KLCI was down 10.19 points or 0.65%, to 1,562.02. This was worst decline in intra-day trade so far this year. Turnover was 1.6 billion shares valued at RM1.87 billion. There were 350 gainers versus 500 losers.
Among regional markets, Jakarta's Composite Index fell 142 points ot 3.92% to 3,489.16, Thailand's SET Index shed 1.53% to 1,020.58 and the Philippines SE Index 2.14% down at 4,112.58. Singapore's STI lost 0.58% to 3,242.55.
Reuters reported China's key stock index closed down 1.6%'' on Monday, breaking a key psychological level, as property issues came under pressure after local media reported Chongqing may launch a property tax in the first quarter.
The China Securities Journal reported that the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing was set to become the country's first to introduce a long-debated property tax as part of the country's effort to fight sky-high house prices. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell to 2,791.8 points, breaking through the 2,800-point psychological level and the 250-day moving average, now at 2,836 points.
At Bursa, DiGi fell the most, down 30 sen to RM24.80 while PLANTATION []s related counters Kulim fell 22 sen to Rm13.36 and PPB 16 sen to RM17.54.
Hap Seng Consolidation's proposal to raise RM1.46 billion from a rights issue and share placement saw the shares slip 16 sen to RM7.20. Guan Chong, which plans to raise RM120 million, fell 11 sen to RM2.38.
Other decliners were banks, with Public Bank down 14 sen to RM13.40,CIMB 13 sen to RM8.80 while HLFG shed 10 sen to RM9.
At 3.25pm, the KLCI was down 10.19 points or 0.65%, to 1,562.02. This was worst decline in intra-day trade so far this year. Turnover was 1.6 billion shares valued at RM1.87 billion. There were 350 gainers versus 500 losers.
Among regional markets, Jakarta's Composite Index fell 142 points ot 3.92% to 3,489.16, Thailand's SET Index shed 1.53% to 1,020.58 and the Philippines SE Index 2.14% down at 4,112.58. Singapore's STI lost 0.58% to 3,242.55.
Reuters reported China's key stock index closed down 1.6%'' on Monday, breaking a key psychological level, as property issues came under pressure after local media reported Chongqing may launch a property tax in the first quarter.
The China Securities Journal reported that the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing was set to become the country's first to introduce a long-debated property tax as part of the country's effort to fight sky-high house prices. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell to 2,791.8 points, breaking through the 2,800-point psychological level and the 250-day moving average, now at 2,836 points.
At Bursa, DiGi fell the most, down 30 sen to RM24.80 while PLANTATION []s related counters Kulim fell 22 sen to Rm13.36 and PPB 16 sen to RM17.54.
Hap Seng Consolidation's proposal to raise RM1.46 billion from a rights issue and share placement saw the shares slip 16 sen to RM7.20. Guan Chong, which plans to raise RM120 million, fell 11 sen to RM2.38.
Other decliners were banks, with Public Bank down 14 sen to RM13.40,CIMB 13 sen to RM8.80 while HLFG shed 10 sen to RM9.
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