THE FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) closed 2.24 points up at the intra-day high of 1,525.13 today after erasing losses on last-minute buying in heavyweights, mainly Top Glove, KL Kepong and Petronas Dagangan.
The index, which opened 0.47 of-a-point easier at 1,522.42, moved between 1,519.07 and 1,523.13 throughout the trading session.
On the broader market, losers thumped gainers 715 to 260, while 417 counters were unchanged, 939 untraded and 48 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 3.15 billion shares worth RM2.46 bil from yesterday’s 3.15 billion shares worth RM2.26 bil.
Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the FBM KLCI remained lacklustre today in line with the regional bourses.
“From a technical standpoint, the FBM KLCI is already in the oversold position with the current support and resistant level at 1,483.75 and 1,533.82 points respectively.
“Concern over the possibility of a sooner-than-expected rise in the United States interest rate coupled with the rising number of COVID-19 cases may have limited the upside potential for the FBM KLCI at the moment,” he told Bernama.
As such, he said the FBM KLCI is expected to range between 1,520 and 1,530 in the immediate term.
Among the heavyweights, Maybank fell two sen to RM8.07 and Public Bank rose three sen to RM4.05, while Petronas Chemicals and IHH Healthcare were flat at RM8.31 and RM6.55 respectively.
Top Glove improved nine sen to RM2.51, KL Kepong advanced 30 sen to RM20.44 and Petronas Dagangan climbed 24 sen to RM19.88.
As for the actives, VSolar was flat at 1.5 sen, Brahims erased eight sen to 14 sen and Dagang NeXchange was one sen lower at 82 sen.
On the index board, the FBM Emas Index eased 12.09 points to 11,251.38, the FBMT 100 Index decreased 1.41 points to 10,901.37, the FBM Emas Shariah Index dipped 35.95 points to 12,230.54, the FBM ACE weakened 54.09 points to 6,804.14, and the FBM 70 was 69.82 points lower at 14,825.49.
Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index rose 38.76 points to 15,192.75, the Industrial Products and Services Index trimmed 1.55 points to 198.50, and the Plantation Index bagged 22.54 points to 6,543.90. – Nov 17, 2021
