Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed
mostly higher yesterday in line with gains in regional markets driven by hopes
that policymakers will act to boost growth in view of weak manufacturing data
released by major economies, and weaknesses in economic data pointed to more
stimulus measures from central banks and interest rate cut. The benchmark FBM
KLCI, which stayed above the 1,600-point level, gained 6.89 points or 0.43% to
close at 1,607.74. Gainers led losers by 390 to 327 while 323 counters were
unchanged. Turnover increased to 1.25 billion shares worth RM1.84 billion from
1.08 billion shares worth RM1.284 billion on Monday.
The FBM KLCI rebounded to open 1.62 points higher at
1,602.47 and continued to climb higher for the rest of the day with
intermittent pullback on mild profit-taking activity; it ended yesterday at the
highest point of the day. Chart-wise, the FBM KLCI formed a bullish white
Marubozu candlestick which gaps away from the previous day’s candlestick. With
this bullish price move, the benchmark index is likely to continue its upward
momentum to climb higher to re-test the historical peak of 1,611.50 registered
on June 25th.
MACD has swing upward and its histogram also turned longer
for the first time after shrinking continuously for six sessions, indicating an
increase in the momentum from consolidation mode to up. RSI (14) was higher at
62.97 from previous reading of 59.7, indicating a pickup in the short term
relative strength and the key index is turning bullish. Stochastic swung upward
to 78 from 66.9, and has crossed above the slow stochastic line, indicating a
change in the short term market cycle from down to up. Readings from the indicators showed that the
FBM KLCI is again turning bullish after about a week of consolidation.
The short term trend of the FBM KLCI has turned upward and
bullish after the recent consolidation, and the medium and longer term uptrend
still remained intact. Immediate overhead resistance is at 1,611.50 while the
immediate downside support is pegged at the psychological level of 1,600-point.
If the FBM KLCI is able to breakthrough this overhead resistance level with
conviction, it has a potential of reaching a higher level of 1,631 follows by
1,640 and 1,660 as its immediate upside target levels, and for the longer term it
has an upside potential of reaching 1,707 to 1,721.
Overnight, the Dow gained +72.43 points or +0.56% to close
at 12,943.82 for a pre-national holiday half day market. Today, the FBM KLCI is
likely to trade within a range of 1,598 to 1,613.
This week's expected range: 1570 – 1631
Today’s expected range: 1598 – 1613
Resistance: 1609, 1611, 1613
Support: 1598, 1600, 1604
This week's expected range: 1570 – 1631
Today’s expected range: 1598 – 1613
Resistance: 1609, 1611, 1613
Support: 1598, 1600, 1604
Stocks to watch: CYPARK, MISC, MBL, MBFHLDG, PENERGY, WEIDA
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