Stocks on Bursa Malaysia
ended in positive territory yesterday on continued buying interest,
particularly in finance and plantation counters. Market sentiment was generally
lifted by positive leads from regional markets as the overnight positive close
on Wall Street amid some upbeat economic data from the United States
is contributing to the firm trend in the region. The FBM KLCI rose 9.07 points or
0.58% to close at 1,569.43 after hovering between 1,563.62 and 1,572.30. Advancers
led decliners by 397 to 305 while 343 counters were unchanged. Turnover rose to
699.96 million shares worth RM1.14 billion from the 637.97 million shares worth
RM923.14 million on Tuesday.
The FBM KLCI opened with an upside gap of 3.29 points at
1,563.65 and moved higher gradually for the day to touch the intra-day high of
1,572.30 just before the closing phase, but last minute profit-taking activity
sent the key index lower to close off high. Chart-wise, the FBM KLCI formed a
bullish white candlestick with a breakaway gap which indicates buyers were
rushing in to the market to bargain hunt after the recent steep fall. With the
strong up move yesterday, the FBM KLCI broke through the 1,566-point resistance
level and has closed up the down gap which formed on 4th June 2012,
and it is likely to move higher today to test the immediate resistance zone at
1,577 to 1,582. 1,577-point is an important resistance level to watch as this
is also where the medium term 50 and 60-day SMA lies now. If the FBM KLCI is
able to break through this resistance zone, it is likely that it will move to a
higher level.
MACD has reversed up and its histogram was higher than the
previous histogram, indicating a pickup in the momentum to the upside.
Nevertheless, MACD is still below the zero-line which means it is still
generally bearish, but a close of the key index above the 1,582-point level
will see the MACD crossing the zero-line and turn bullish. RSI (14) was higher
at 51.7 from 47.4 previously, indicating the short term relative strength has
moved into the neutral but mildly bullish zone. Stochastic was slightly lower
at 63.2 from 65.7 previously and was tapering off, indicating a slow down in
the downward momentum but the short term down cycle still remained. Mixed
readings from the indicators showed that the FBM KLCI is in a transition stage
but with an upward bias.
The general short term trend of the FBM KLCI remained down
as the key index is still trapped within the downtrend channel. However, the
index has now close above he short term 5, 10, 20 and 30-day SMAs, and is
poised to move higher. Immediate strong overhead resistance is expected at the
1,577-point level as this is where the 50 and 60-day SMAs meet the upper
resistance line of the downtrend channel, and a break above this level is
likely to trigger a rally. A confirmed trend change will occur if the FBM KLCI
is able to close above the 1,591-point level.
Overnight, the Dow rose +286.84 points or +2.37% to close at
12,414.79. Today, the FBM KLCI is likely to trade within a range of 1,555 to
1,581.
This week's expected range: 1514 – 1620
Today’s expected range: 1555 – 1581
Resistance: 1574, 1577, 1581
Support: 1555, 1559, 1564
This week's expected range: 1514 – 1620
Today’s expected range: 1555 – 1581
Resistance: 1574, 1577, 1581
Support: 1555, 1559, 1564
Stocks to watch: DIALOG, JCY, YINSON, TOPGLOV, SUPERMX, WINGTM, MBL
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