Stocks on Bursa Malaysia
ended firmer yesterday tracking the steadier trend on regional markets. The
market, however, remained cautious due to uncertainties over the Eurozone
situation. The FBM KLCI closed 6.45 points or 0.42% higher at 1,538.91, after
hovering between 1,531.95 and 1,540.29 throughout the day. Gainers led losers by
385 to 306 while 301 counters were flat. Turnover fell to 780.02 million shares,
valued at RM1.07 billion, from 1.06 billion shares, worth RM1.5 billion,
recorded last Friday.
The FBM KLCI opened 0.71 of a point higher at 1,533.17 but
slipped to the intra-day low of 1,531.95 within the first five minutes of
trading. The key index then rebounded and moved into the positive territory and
gradually moved higher for the rest of the day. It touched the intra-day high
of 1,540.29 before pulling back on mild profit-taking. Chart-wise, the FBM KLCI
formed a bullish white candlestick in Harami position, which is a bottom
reversal pattern, and a confirmation is required to confirm the reversal. Based
on the price action yesterday, the FBM KLCI is likely to rebound further today.
Immediate overhead resistance zone is at 1,544 to 1,552, while the downside
support zone is at 1,531 to 1,526.
MACD continued to slide lower, however, its histogram was
shorter upward, indicating a slow down in the bearish downward momentum. RSI
(14) hooked upward to 33.4 from 29.1 previously, indicating the short term
relative strength is still in the bearish state. Stochastic oscillator has
turned upward to 14.8 and has crossed above the slow stochastic line, giving
out an initial buy signal. Anyway, the buy signal required further
confirmation. Readings
from the indicators show that the FBM KLCI is staging a mild rebound after falling
into the short term oversold zone. Nevertheless, this could just well be just a
dead-cat-bounce in a bearish downtrend and more data is required to confirm a
trend change.
The trend of the FBM KLCI remained down, as the FBM KLCI
continued to stay below the short, medium and long term moving averages.
Nonetheless, it is still considered up from a much longer term perspective as
it is above the cluster of a much longer term SMA which forms the critical
support zone. The up move yesterday is viewed as a technical rebound as the key
index hit the lower support line of the downtrend channel. In order for the FBM
KLCI to reverse its current downtrend it must move above the 1,591-point level.
Overnight, the Dow rose +135.10 points or +1.09% to close at
12,504.48. Today, the FBM KLCI is likely to trade within a range of 1,525 to 1,549.
This week's expected range: 1489 – 1606
Today’s expected range: 1525 – 1549
Resistance: 1543, 1546, 1549
Support: 1525, 1528, 1533
This week's expected range: 1489 – 1606
Today’s expected range: 1525 – 1549
Resistance: 1543, 1546, 1549
Support: 1525, 1528, 1533
Stocks to watch: CRESBLD, PERMAJU, MBL, MKH, SKPETRO
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