Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed
lower across the board yesterday as investors remained cautious on the back of
bearish market sentiment globally. The FBM KLCI ended 2.34 points or 0.15% lower
at 1,576.07 after moving between 1,572.53 and 1,576.97 throughout the trading
session. Losers led gainers by 370 to 271 while 351 counters were unchanged. Turnover
eased to 707.438 million shares, valued at RM1.073 billion, from Monday’s
732.912 million shares worth RM1.373 billion.
Taking cue from the weak performance of Wall Street
overnight, the FBM KLCI opened 1.5 points lower at 1,576.91 and slipped lower
to hit the intra-day low of 1,572.53 at late morning. The key index rebounded
in the afternoon session recovering much of its lost ground to close off low.
Chart-wise, the FBM KLCI formed a black hammer candlestick which indicates the
appearance of buying support for the FBM KLCI, and it is likely to continue its
rebound to climb higher today. Immediate overhead resistance zone is at 1,582
to 1,591 while the downside support zone is at 1,572 to 1,568.
MACD continued to move higher after crossing the zero-line
yesterday, but its histogram turned slightly shorter reflecting the mild
pullback in the key index. RSI (14) was marginally lower at 54.1 from 55.4
previously, reflecting the mild pullback correction but the short term relative
strength is still in a mildly bullish state. Stochastic hooked downward
slightly to 84.1 from 84.7, indicating the short term up cycle is still intact.
Readings from
the indicators showed that the FBM KLCI is undergoing a mild pullback
correction at the moment but the momentum is still on the positive side, and it
is likely to move higher after the correction is over.
The short term trend of the FBM KLCI remained up despite the
pullback yesterday as the key index still remained above the short term moving
averages as well as above the upper resistance trend line of the downtrend
channel. The medium term trend is neutral or sideways as the key index is
closing right below the 50 and 60-day SMAs, while the long term uptrend
remained intact. The continued low volume in the region of only 700 million
shares indicated a lack of interest in the market, hence, the FBM KLCI and the
overall market may continues its consolidation mode but with an upward bias as
indicated by some bullish signs in the indicators.
Overnight, the Dow rose +162.57 points or +1.31% to close at
12,573.80. Today, the FBM KLCI is likely to trade within a range of 1,568 to 1,582.
This week's expected range: 1532 – 1603
Today’s expected range: 1568 – 1582
Resistance: 1578, 1580, 1582
Support: 1568, 1570, 1573
This week's expected range: 1532 – 1603
Today’s expected range: 1568 – 1582
Resistance: 1578, 1580, 1582
Support: 1568, 1570, 1573
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