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Thesun 2009-08-11 Page17 Confidence Up But Trading Conditions Still Tough
Thesun 2009-08-11 Page17 Confidence Up But Trading Conditions Still Tough
1,188 3.12
S 10,524.26 S
112.17
business KLCI
STI CLOSED
Nikkei
TSEC 6,882.87 S
14.22
Hang Seng 20,929.52 554.15
S KOSPI 1,576.11 0.11
S
SCI 3,249.76 T
10.93 S&P/ASX200 4,304.10 4.70
S
KL market summary
AUGUST 10, 2009
CI up with focus on mid-cap, low-price counters
INDICES CHANGE
FBMEMAS 8,051.81 +30.82
SHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia ended Data released last Friday showed US em-
FBM-KLCI 1,188.00 +3.12 higher yesterday with buying interests cen- ployers cut 247,000 jobs in July after shedding
INDUSTRIAL 2,608.76 -2.09 tred on mid-cap and low-priced counters, a revised 443,000 a month earlier, adding that
CONSUMER PROD 357.91 +1.83 dealers said. the drop was less severe than the 275,000 fall
INDUSTRIAL PROD 92.32 +0.36 The FBM KLCI rose 3.12 points, or 0.263%, forecast by economists.
CONSTRUCTION 231.21 +0.77 to close at 1,188. It moved between 1,182.45 Lee expected the market to remain at the
TRADING SERVICES 156.82 +0.64
and 1,191 amid slow trading in blue-chips on current level, adding that it would increase
FINANCE 9,716.79 +27.76
lack of strong fresh leads except the positive between two and three points today.
PROPERTIES
PLANTATIONS
793.64
5,766.35
+12.54
+14.87 jobs data from the US. Advancers outnumbered decliners by 415 EXCHANGE RATES August 10, 2009
MINING 354.63 +4.06 Maybank Investment Bank Bhd head of to 266 while 218 counters were unchanged
FBMSHA 8,277.26 +37.82 retail research, Lee Cheng Hooi, said investor and 364 untraded. Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy
FBMACE 4,177.90 -66.65 interests were seen in industrial, property Leading the actives, KNM Group slipped
TECHNOLOGY 16.93 +0.18 TT/OD TT OD
and financial-related counters. “The market one sen to 82.5 sen, Land & General rose
1 US DOLLAR 3.5380 3.4730 3.4630
TURNOVER VALUE remains strong as anticipation of a better set three sen to 32 sen, Hexza Corp increased
of unemployment figures in the US on Friday 6.5 sen to 68 sen, Jotech Holdings was flat at 1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 3.0000 2.8690 2.8530
862.677bil RM1.285bil
kept participants in buying mood.” 9.5 sen. – Bernama 1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 2.4670 2.4060 2.3980
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.2770 3.1970 3.1850
1 EURO 5.0370 4.9150 4.8950
1 NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR 2.4110 2.3050 2.2890