Stocks on Bursa Malaysia ended
slightly higher last Friday after see-saw trading throughout the day, lifted by
gains in selected key heavyweight counters. Regional market sentiment improved
after China’s
second-quarter growth report met market expectations. Back home, the market
showed some continued sell-off in plantations counters, and the benchmark FBM
KLCI gained 0.89 of a point to end at 1,626.38, after hovering between the
1,621.37 and 1,628.09 levels, Week-on-week, it gained 5.83 points from 1,620.55
the previous week, and it touched a new high at 1,629.45 on Wednesday. Gainers
led losers by 379 to 367 while 330 counters were unchanged. Turnover advanced
to 1.290 billion shares worth RM1.616 billion from 1.279 billion shares worth
RM1.681 billion on Thursday. Weekly volume increased to 6.309 billion shares
worth RM8.618 billion from 5.671 billion shares worth RM7.734 billion the
previous week.
Last week was a recording making week for the FBM KLCI which
saw the benchmark index continuously chart new high. The FBM KLCI opened 1.2
points lower last Monday at 1,619.35 and slipped to the intra-week low of
1,616.24 before rebounding to close 0.24 of a point lower at 1,620.31. Tuesday
saw the FBM KLCI rose 3.98 points to close at a new high of 1,624.29 prompted
by gains in plantation counters. Buoyed by persistent buying interests in
selected blue-chips, the benchmark FBM KLCI rose 5.16 points on Wednesday to a new
record close of 1,629.45 after touching an intra-day high of 1,632.15. On
Thursday, The FBM KLCI opened 0.63 point lower at 1,628.82 and slipped lower,
but it rebounded fairly quickly to hit another new record intra-day high of
1,632.94 before heavy profit-taking activity sent it to close 3.96 points lower
at 1,625.49, and Friday saw the benchmark index rebounding marginally to close
0.89 point higher after hitting an intra-day low of 1,621.37.
On the weekly chart, the FBM KLCI formed a bullish white spinning-top
candlestick with a slightly longer upper shadow which indicates the upward
momentum of benchmark index has reduced comparing with previous week’s bullish
white Marubozu candlestick, and slight uncertainties due to profit-taking has
surfaced as the index charts record high. Anyway, the FBM KLCI is still in a
bullish uptrend. On the daily chart, the FBM KLCI rebounded to form a bullish
white piercing-line candlestick after opening lower and hitting the intra-day
low of 1,621.37, indicating the bulls were trying to fight back after being
beaten on Thursday, and the key index is likely to continue its rebound to
climb higher today.
Weekly MACD continued to climb higher after making a
golden-cross last week, indicating a continued improvement in the weekly
momentum. Daily MACD, however, has turned flat and its histogram has turned
shorter, indicating a reduction in the daily upward momentum. Weekly RSI (14)
was higher at 64.1 from 63.1 reflecting the continued gain and the weekly
relative strength is still in the bullish state. Daily RSI (14) has hooked up
marginally to 68.6, reflecting a mild rebound and the daily relative strength
of the FBM KLCI is still in the bullish state. Weekly Stochastic was marginally
higher at 93.4 but has tapered off, indicating a slow down in the upward
strength. Daily stochastic, however, continued to slide lower 86.3, indicating
the short term profit-taking correction is not over yet. Readings from the weekly indicators showed
that the FBM KLCI is still in a bullish state while the daily indicators showed
that the key index is undergoing a short term pullback correction but overall
is still bullish.
The FBM KLCI has corrected itself on last Thursday after
hitting a new record intra-day high level of 1,632.94, but Friday’s price
action showed that the key index is likely to stage a rebound to re-test the
recent high. Immediate overhead resistance zone is at 1,629 to 1,633, if the
key index is able to break through the 1,632.94-point level convincingly, then
it might rally to the next target level of 1,641 follow by 1,650. Technically,
the FBM KLCI has an upside target of 1,660 to 1,700 from a longer term
perspective.
Last Friday, the Dow rose +203.82 points or +1.62% to close
at 12,777.09. This week, the FBM KLCI is likely to trade within a range of
1,600 to 1,650, and for today, it is likely to trade within a range of 1,615 to
1,635.
This week's expected range: 1600 – 1650
Today’s expected range: 1615 – 1635
Resistance: 1629, 1632, 1635
Support: 1615, 1618, 1622
This week's expected range: 1600 – 1650
Today’s expected range: 1615 – 1635
Resistance: 1629, 1632, 1635
Support: 1615, 1618, 1622
Stocks to watch: OLDTOWN, SCOPE, SUPERMX, WEIDA, PRLEXUS
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