Kuala Lumpur, Sep 15 (Thursday) – Bursa Malaysia closed in lower today with the barometer index FBM KLCI down marginally by 1.13 points or -0.08% to 1,467.31. The KLCI is expected to remain flattish as the investors may stay on the sidelines awaiting for fresh new leads or new direction. Meanwhile, most of the Asian bourses ended almost flattish today as the indices either increased or decline by 0.2% to 0.45%. The worst performer was Shanghai’s SSE as the index shed 1.16% . While Hong Kong’s HSI reversed its losing and rose 0.445 buoyed by property stocks led the gain on the benchmark as Guangzhou and Suzhou relaxed curbs on the real-estate market and China’s easing of Covid-19 curbs on Chengdu.
** The FTSE BM KLCI opened at 1,473.36. The index fluctuated between 1,466.33 – 1,478.54
** 379 counters are gainers, 432 counters are unchanged, while 415 counters are losers.
** Total volume of 2,622,566,700 shares changed hands; while Turnover of RM 2,667,260,417
** The Top 5 Gainers: PPB (17.04, +0.58); HARISON (7.01, +0.51); DKSH (4.68, +0.26); PETDAG (21.26, +0.26); BAT (10.48, +0.26)
** The Top 5 Losers: NESTLE (128.70, -2.00); PETGAS (16.50, -0.34); UTDPLT (14.58, -0.30) ; AIRPORT-C48 (0.03, -0.27); HEIM (23.70, -0.24)
** The Top 5 Active : SNS (0.30, UNCHANGED); VELESTO (0.115, +0.01); MTRONIC (0.02, UNCHANGED); DNEX (0.825, UNCHANGED); TOPGLOV (0.765, -0.02)
* Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI) rose 11.40 points or +0.35% to 3,269.42; Hong Kong’s HSI climbed 83.28 points or +0.44% at 18,930.38; Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index up 57.29 points or +0.21% at 27,875.91; Shanghai’s SSE Index shed 37.62 points or -1.16% at 3,199.92; Korea’s KOSPI Index dropped 9.59 or -0.40% at 2,401.83 ; Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 14.30 points or +0.21% at 6,842.90.
