Market Close KLCI rebounds 0.2%, supported by local funds

by **Cals** Tue 11 Nov 2014, 02:14

Market Close
KLCI rebounds 0.2%, supported by local funds
By Ahmad Naqib Idris / TheEdge Markets.com | November 10, 2014 : 5:26 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 10): The FBM KLCI rebounded as local funds attempted to fill in the void left by foreign selling last week.

At 5pm, the KLCI rose 3.74 points or 0.21% to settle at 1,827.93 points as stocks like Sime Darby Bhd ([You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Financial Dashboard) and SapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd ([You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Financial Dashboard) advanced.

Last week, the KLCI's losing streak saw the index fell by a cumulative 30.96 points or 1.67& to end at 1,824.19 on Friday.

Today, Lee Cheng Hooi, regional chartist for Maybank Investment Bank Bhd said the KLCI was lifted by positive regional sentiment, while local funds had done some bargain hunting after last week’s foreign selling.

“Initially, the market got a lift from the buoyant Hong Kong market. Also, local funds probably bought some oversold stocks up after the whole of last week’s foreign selldown,” Lee told The Edge Markets.com.

Bursa Malaysia saw 2.66 billion shares worth RM1.98 billion exchanged. Market sentiment was still bearish with 482 decliners against 348 gainers, while 299 counters were unchanged.

Aeon Credit Service (M) Bhd ([You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Financial Dashboard) led decliners, while Asia File Corp Bhd ([You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Financial Dashboard) headed gainers. The most actively traded stock was Nova MSC Bhd ([You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Financial Dashboard).

Across the region, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.83%, South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.95% while Japan’s Nikkei was down 0.59%.
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