Stocks on Bursa Malaysia ended on a higher note yesterday on
sustained buying interest with investor sentiment buoyed by positive economic
developments in Europe and the United
States. The local bourse was also tracking
the bullish performance of other Asian stock markets while taking cue from the
strong showing by Wall Street and European markets. However, some profit taking
was seen in the afternoon session, paring down gains made in the morning. The
FBM KLCI rose 5.88 points or 0.37% to 1,575.31 after hovering between 1,572.32
and 1,578.76. Advancers led decliners by 411 to 277 while 347 counters were
unchanged. Turnover rose to 779.75 million shares worth RM1.45 billion from the
699.96 million shares worth RM1.14 billion on Wednesday.
Taking cue from the strong performance of the Dow overnight,
the FBM KLCI opened with an up gap of 5.45 points at 1,574.88 and surged to the
intra-day high of 1,578.76 within the first five minutes of trading.
Profit-taking activity pressed the key index lower to hit the intra-day low of
1,572.32 before rebounding to close off low. The benchmark index was trading in
the positive zone throughout the day. Chart-wise, the FBM KLCI formed a white
spinning-top candlestick which indicates the market was undecided about moving
forward after two days of strong rebound. With the appearance of a spinning-top
yesterday, the FBM KLCI is likely to take a breather to consolidate or correct
itself today. Immediate overhead resistance zone is at 1,578 to 1,582 while the
downside support is at 1,572.
MACD and its histogram were higher, indicating a continued
improvement in the upward momentum. RSI (14) was higher at 54.3 from 51.7
previously, indicating an improvement in the short term relative strength;
nevertheless, it is still in the mildly bullish zone. Stochastic was higher at
74.5 and has crossed above the slow stochastic line, indicating a change in the
short term cycle from down to up. Readings
from the indicators showed that the FBM KLCI is gradually turning mildly
bullish, however, MACD is still below the zero-line, and a cross of the MACD
over the zero line is required to confirm the return of the bulls.
The general trend of the FBM KLCI remained down as the key
index is still trapped within the downtrend channel. However, the short term
trend is up as the key index has now close above the short term 5, 10, 20 and
30-day SMAs. The medium term trend is sideways as the 50 and 60-day SMAs was
flat while the long term trend remained up. Overall volume remained weak, and
the market is likely to stay range-bound until a clear breakout of the overhead
resistance at 1,582 is seen.
Overnight, the Dow rose +46.17 points or +0.37% to close at 12,460.96.
Today, the FBM KLCI is likely to trade within a range of 1,565 to 1,586.
This week's expected range: 1514 – 1620
Today’s expected range: 1565 – 1586
Resistance: 1579, 1582, 1586
Support: 1565, 1569, 1572
This week's expected range: 1514 – 1620
Today’s expected range: 1565 – 1586
Resistance: 1579, 1582, 1586
Support: 1565, 1569, 1572
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