KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): The main index at Bursa Malaysia pared some of its loss at the midday break Friday, against the backdrop of skidding regional markets, while technology-related stocks on Bursa Malaysia came under selling pressure.
The fate of technology stocks mirrored the overnight performance at Wall Street where tech darlings all suffered, with Apple Inc, Tesla Inc, Amazon.com Inc, NVIDIA Corp and Microsoft Corp the biggest drags.
At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI was down 3.78 points to 1,577.76. The index had earlier slipped to a low of 1,577.53.
Market breadth was negative with 617 losers and 202 gainers, while 716 counters traded unchanged. Trading volume was 6.04 billion shares valued at RM3.29 billion.
Malaysia’s super-rich, hard hit by the market following the outbreak of Covid-19, saw billions being wiped out of their fortunes. On the other hand, entrepreneurs involved in the making of rubber gloves minted more money, while new billionaires emerged from the tech manufacturing sector as shares of their companies soared in 2020.
THE outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 has delivered a brutal hand to the country’s economy, bringing unprecedented challenges to the general public and corporate sector.
And if this may offer some consolation amid the plunging values of your retirement and savings accounts, some of Malaysia’s wealthiest individuals have lost lots of money too, a survey on Malaysia’s 40 Richest individuals for 2020 showed.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The main index of Bursa Malaysia reversed its earlier loss and climbed in the mid-morning today, but gains were seen capped against a backdrop of lacklustre regional markets.
At 10am, the FBM KLCI had risen 1.61 points to 1,584.60. The index earlier slipped to a low of 1,581.36.
Gainers led losers by 469 to 282, while 397 counters traded unchanged. Trading volume was 1.6 billion shares valued at RM884.42 million.
The top gainers included Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd, See Hup Consolidated Bhd, Kobay Technology Bhd, Genetec Technology Bhd, ViTrox Corp Bhd and Khind Holdings Bhd.
The actively traded stocks included Luster Industries Bhd, KNM Group Bhd, Sanichi Technology Bhd, Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX), AbleGroup Bhd, Iris Corp Bhd and PA Resources Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 3): The main index of Bursa Malaysia had pared some its gains at the midday break today as index-linked glove makers ranked among the decliners, while regional bourses rallied.
At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI was up 5.53 points at 1,586.02. The index earlier rose to a high of 1,593.46.
Gainers led losers by 624 to 410, while 419 counters traded unchanged. Trading volume was 3.16 billion shares valued at RM2.34 billion.
The gainers included Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd, UWC Bhd, ViTrox Corp Bhd, Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd, Greatech Technology Bhd, KESM Industries Bhd, Mi Technovation Bhd, Pentamaster Corp Bhd and Toyo Ventures Holdings Bhd.
The actively traded stocks included Iris Corp Bhd. Greatech, Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX), QES Group Bhd and Vizione Holdings Bhd.
Steady market: People work at an oil palm estate in Melaka. With low brought-forward stockpile and current seasonal low output, CPO prices will stay lofty in the first quarter.
PETALING JAYA: Forward sales could likely dampen palm planters’ highly anticipated stronger set of results in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) Research expects those with forward sales, depending on the size and price locked-in before Dec 31,2020 for delivery in 2021, to see some accounting fair value (FV) losses on derivative financial instruments (FI).
“However, these accounting FV losses will likely reverse and be recognised as accounting profits in 2021, ” the research unit said in its plantations’ fourth quarter 2020 results preview.