Stocks on Bursa Malaysia ended
firmer yesterday in tandem with the overnight technical rebound on Wall Street.
The local market was also benefiting from bargain-hunting activities but
sentiments remained cautiously optimistic. The FBM KLCI closed 7.93 points or
0.515% higher at 1,546.44 after hovering between 1,539.74 and 1,546.84
throughout the day. Gainers led losers by 479 to 245 while 310 counters were
unchanged. Turnover appreciated to 911.80 million shares worth RM1.280 billion from
780.02 million shares valued at RM1.07 billion transacted on Monday.
Taking cue from the rebound on Wall Street overnight, the
FBM KLCI opened 0.83 point higher at 1,539.74 and surged to the morning session
high of 1,546.37 before going into an intra-day consolidation. Bargain-hunting
activities in the last hour helped pushed the key index to close at the highest
point of the day. Chart-wise, the FBM KLCI formed a bullish white Marubozu
candlestick which served to confirm the bottom reversal signal issued by the
bullish Harami candlestick pattern formed on Monday. Continuing from the steady
upward momentum yesterday, the FBM KLCI is likely to climb higher today but is
likely to face heavy resistance or profit-taking at the 1,552 to 1,559 zone.
MACD was marginally lower but is tapering off, while its
histogram was shorter upward, indicating a reduction in the bearish downward
momentum. RSI (14) was higher at 38.4 from 33.4 previously, indicating an
improvement of the short term relative strength. Nevertheless, it is still
bearish but is approaching the mildly bearish zone. Stochastic continued to
climb higher to 19.9 after crossing over the slow stochastic line on Monday,
indicating an improvement in the market strength and a possible short term up
cycle is beginning. Readings
from the indicators showed that the FBM KLCI is undergoing a technical rebound
after a round of sell down, and overall the key index is still bearish at the
moment.
The FBM KLCI has just made a crossover above the very short
term 5-day SMA and was also back above the long term 120-day SMA. Nonetheless,
the overall trend of the FBM KLCI still remained down as it is still below the
middle trend line of the downtrend channel. In order for the FBM KLCI to reverse
the current downtrend, it must at least move above the 1,590-point level. With
the overall volume staying below the one billion shares mark, the broad market
is likely to remain quiet with some rotational play on the second and third
liners.
Overnight, the Dow fell a marginal -1.67 points or -0.01% to
close at 12,502.81. Today, the FBM KLCI is likely to trade within a range of
1,535 to 1,554.
This week's expected range: 1489 – 1606
Today’s expected range: 1535 – 1554
Resistance: 1550, 1552, 1554
Support: 1535, 1537, 1542
This week's expected range: 1489 – 1606
Today’s expected range: 1535 – 1554
Resistance: 1550, 1552, 1554
Support: 1535, 1537, 1542
Stocks to watch: SKPETRO, WINGTM, PERMAJU, MBL
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