Stocks on Bursa Malaysia ended
mixed on Monday, in the absence of participation ahead of the Labour Day
holiday on Tuesday. The market saw investors selling stocks following last
week’s market weakness after the Eurozone sovereign debt troubles showed
initial signs of respite. The FBM KLCI ended 2.81 points or 0.18% better at
1,570.61, after moving between 1,568.58 and 1,574.49 throughout the day. Losers
led gainers by 388 to 297 while 318 counters were unchanged. Turnover stood at
945.418 million shares worth RM1.381 billion compared with last Friday’s 1.296
billion shares worth RM1.386 billion. Bursa Malaysia was
closed yesterday for the Labour Day holiday.
Boosted by gains on Wall Street last Friday, the FBM KLCI
opened 2.66 points higher at 1,570.46 and moved higher gradually to hit the
intra-day high of 1,574.49 before late hour selling which pressed the key index
to close off high. Chart-wise, the FBM KLCI formed a Doji candlestick which
indicates uncertainties of market direction, and the key index is likely to stage
either a follow through rebound or continue to consolidate. Immediate overhead
resistance zone is at 1,574 to 1,580, whilst the immediate downside support
zone is at 1,566 to 1,562.
MACD and its histogram continued to slide lower into the
negative zone, indicating an increased in the bearish momentum. RSI (14) hooked
up marginally to 38 from 35 previously, reflecting the mild rebound, but the
short term relative strength indicates that the key index is still in a bearish
state. Stochastic has hooked up to 7 from 4.3 previously, also reflecting the
mild rebound on Monday, as the stochastic indicated a deeply oversold
situation, the FBM KLCI is likely to stage a follow through rebound. Readings from the
indicators showed that the FBM KLCI is still in a bearish condition and may
continue to consolidate although some rebound is likely to happen.
The short term trend of the FBM KLCI is down as shown by the
downtrend channel (in blue), and the medium term trend has also turned bearish
as the key index is currently below the 50 and 60-day SMA. The long term trend,
nevertheless, is still up. In order to reverse the current downtrend, the FBM
KLCI must move above the upper resistance line of the downtrend channel as well
as above the lower support line of the uptrend channel, and the intersection of
these two lines is at 1,590, and happened to be the location of the 30-day SMA.
On the other hand, if the FBM KLCI continues to break the current critical
support of 1,566, it has a highly possible target of 1, 545 to 1,540.
Overnight, the Dow rose +65.69 points or +0.50% to close at 13,279.32.
Today, the FBM KLCI is likely to trade within a range of 1,562 to 1,581.
This week's expected range: 1532 – 1618
Today’s expected range: 1562 – 1581
Resistance: 1574, 1578, 1581
Support: 1562, 1565, 1567
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