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2nd July, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed mixed with buying interest in the last hour providing a boost to the lacklustre market, dealers said.
Despite a major boost by the government to revitalise the capital market, some fund managers took a breather today after closing their account for the financial quarter ended June 30.
At 5 pm, the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) rose 4.16 points or 0.387 per cent to close at 1,079.40, pushed by gains mostly in Sime Darby and Genting.
The index, which opened 0.11 of a point lower at 1,075.13, moved between 1,071.38 and 1,079.40 during the day.
The Plantation Index declined 1.95 points to 5,384.92, the Finance Index increased 8.9 points to 8,564.62 and the Industrial Index improved 19.53 points to 2,371.39.
The FBMEmas Index rose 15.82 points to 7,222.65, the FBM2BRD Index declined 13.23 points to 4,741.28, the FBM30 Index increased 26.02 points to 6,936.03 while the FBMMesdaq Index lost 65.46 points to 4,030.84.
Losers led gainers by 388 to 219, while 203 counters closed unchanged, 418 untraded and 36 suspended.
Total volume declined to 826.07 million shares worth RM885.764 million from Tuesday’s closing volume of 1.288 billion shares valued at RM1.363 billion.
Volume on the Main Board declined to 724.703 million shares valued at RM853.814 million from Tuesday’s close of 1.133 billion units worth RM1.307 billion.
Turnover on the Second Board decreased to 56.172 million units worth RM20.983 million versus 96.568 million shares valued at RM42.908 million previously.
Volume on the Mesdaq Market dropped to 25.998 shares valued at RM4.852 million from 36.641 million shares worth RM6.621 million Tuesday.
Warrants meanwhile eased to 10.198 million units compared with 15.753 million units valued at RM3.155 million Tuesday.
Among actives, KNM Group eased two sen to 82 sen, Time Engineering was unchanged at 30.5 sen while UEM Land Holdings declined eight sen to RM1.48.
As for heavyweights, Sime Darby rose 10 sen to RM7.05, Maybank eased five sen to RM5.85 and Tenaga was unchanged at RM7.65.
Bumiputra-Commerce edged up five sen to RM9.10, Genting gained 15 sen to RM5.80 while IOI Corporation shed two sen to RM4.70.
On a sectoral basis, consumer products accounted for 26.566 million shares traded on the Main Board, industrial products 176.511 million, construction 43.342 million, trade/services 233.193 million, technology 5.725 million, infrastructure 21.321 million, finance 31.558 million, hotels 2.579 million, properties 168.345 million, plantations 14.767 million, mining nil, REITs 774,900 and closed/fund 23,000.
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