MALAYSIAN STOCKS - ALL Time 13-Year High & RINGGIT NEARS 10-YEAR HIGH; Investors Bet on Growth; PM Abdullah Happy - KLCI Surge; Sustainable Till GE?
From Amer Hamzah Md Sap KHARTOUM, April 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today expressed happiness with the level of confidence shown by local investors in the
He said local investors were also taking a new approach in the way they were investing by keeping ahead and making their investments before the others enter the market. With their confidence, Malaysian investors are also attracting other investors to buy shares in the local bourse, he told Malaysian journalists covering his visit to
On another note, he said he expected to relate the requests of entrepreneurs in
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Heavy Institutional Buying Sends KLCI To All-time-high
ABOVE: KLCI at Record High on April 16 2007
By Massita Ahmad
Price on the CPO futures market surged to record a new eight-year high of RM2,288 per tonne today, boosted by a huge increase in exports. The rise was also supported by news that one of the largest importers of CPO,
Representing the sector, Plantation Index was the biggest gainer, up 2.84 percent to 5,932.65. Among the stocks were IOI Corp which rose six percent to RM1.50 and PPB Oil Palms which rose 3.18 percent to RM16.20. The property stocks were the second runner up, with the Index rising 1.24 percent to 1,032.36. The government last Friday announced new measures to boost the sector, among them being speedy approvals for development projects. Among the stocks, LBS Bina gained 5.5 sen to 82 sen, Crescendo gained 13 sen to RM1.75, and A&M Realty rose 16 sen to RM2.10. The analyst said Tenaga Nasional Bhd, which reported a commendable performance for the half-year financial period ended
Malaysian Stocks Advance to Record as Investors Bet on Growth
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April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysian stocks closed above a record that had stood for 13 years after investors bet the government's moves to offer tax breaks and ease foreign ownership rules will fuel growth and spur corporate earnings.``For so long, Malaysia has been an underperformer; we're still a laggard,'' Pankaj Kumar, who manages about $430 million as chief investment officer at Kurnia Insurans Bhd. in
government policies are now attracting foreign investors while higher palm-oil prices are ``making investors bullish'' on IOI Corp. and other plantation stocks, he said. IOI surged today after palm-oil prices rose to the highest in more than eight years. Sunrise Bhd. led property shares higher after Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced speedier building approvals and offered incentives to build homes. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index climbed 14.71, or 1.1 percent, to 1322.91, surpassing the previous record close of 1314.46 set on
measure has risen 21 percent this year, the third-biggest gainer among regional benchmarks. The index's futures contract expiring April jumped 3.2 percent, its biggest gain since March 12. Malaysian stocks have rallied since the government began easing rules on foreign ownership and cutting taxes. The policies are part of the prime minister's 200 billion ringgit ($58 billion), five-year development plan to build new infrastructure to reinvigorate the building industry and lure investment to
Lumpur. ``The fundamentals are strong.'' On April 13, the government said it will accelerate building approvals and property transactions in a bid to cut red tape, less
than a month after it removed a capital gains tax on property. It also allowed foreign investors to take out more than three mortgages from local lenders and offered tax incentives to turn the southernmost state of Johor into an international business and
leisure destination. In December, the government allowed non-nationals to buy Malaysian properties priced above 250,000 ringgit without having to seek state
approval, as they had previously. ``These measures are positive for the property sector,'' Tan Ting Min, an analyst at Credit Suisse Group, wrote in a report today. ``The good news is that the holding cost of land will be reduced, as the approval period will be shortened,'' said Tan, who kept an ``overweight'' call on the sector. Best Quarter Malaysian stocks completed their best quarter in seven years when the stock index gained 14 percent in the first three months of the year. That was its biggest quarterly gain since the first three months of 2000, as foreign investors bought more shares. Overseas fund managers bought a net 9.1 billion ringgit of stocks in the fourth quarter of last year, the most since March 2004, according to the central bank's data. ``From being an isolated market, the Malaysian stock market is back on the radar screen of most foreign investors,'' Choong Wai Kee, Andrew Chow and Julian Chua, analysts at Citigroup Inc., wrote in a March 13 report in Kuala Lumpur.
The benchmark Composite Index may rise to 1406 by the end of the year, Colbert Nocom, an analyst at UBS Investment Research, said in a note on April 9, citing a ``return of private investments'' and ``solid corporate fundamentals.'' That's 6.3 higher than today's close. Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Bhd.,
1 Malaysian power producer, and Maxis Communication Bhd., the country's biggest mobile-phone company, are among his top picks, hesaid in the report. `Defy Logic' To be sure, as the stock market ``goes higher, it also gets tougher'' to pick stocks as some of the shares are getting expensive, said Kumar of Kurnia Insurans. Gains in some property stocks ``defy logic,'' he said. TA Enterprise Bhd., a brokerage whose property sales almost tripled last year, has surged 147 percent this year, making it the best performing stock in
reading above 70 indicates to some technical analysts that shares are poised to fall. Sunrise Sunrise, Malaysia's biggest developer of luxury condominiums, today gained 18 sen, or 5.5 percent, to 3.46 ringgit, a record, after Aseambankers Research said the company will benefit the most from recent property policy changes announced by the government. Ong Chee Ting, an analyst, rated the stock ``buy'' in new coverage with a
share-price estimate at 3.92 ringgit. SP Setia Bhd., Malaysia's biggest property developer, gained 15 sen, or 1.9 percent, to 8.10 ringgit, set for its second day of gains.The Malaysian government will cut the time for development approvals to as little as four months, from one-to-two years, Abdullah said on April 13.
Palm oil for June delivery, the most active contract, rose as much as88 ringgit, or 4 percent, to 2,307 ringgit ($671) a ton on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange. That's the highest since
Ringgit Hits New High Of 3.43 Against US Dollar
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- The ringgit surged to 3.43 against the US dollar, a new high of almost 10 years, due to brisk demand as foreign funds went on to accumulate shares on Bursa Malaysia, dealers said. At
"The ringgit's appreciation was supported by dollar-selling by foreigners as they remained confident over the country's positive economic factors," said one of the dealers from a local investment bank. He added that the Malaysian economy was getting stronger on expectations of better economic performance and rising foreign reserves coupled with the government's recent move to liberalise the foreign exchange policy. The new foreign exchange policy came into effect April 1. Earlier in 2005, Bank Negara
"Based on the current trend, the ringgit is expected to climb further. It could possibly touch 3.40 per US dollar in the next two to three months. This is not impossible," another dealer said. The dealer said the ringgit's rise was also due to weakness of the greenback in most of the overseas markets as investors remained cautious over uncertainties of the
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KLCI at all time high of 1,322.91 Updated :
Story By : Joseph Chin
The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) closed at an all-time high of 1,322.91 on April 16, lifted by the impressive performance in regional markets, last Friday’s closing on Wall Street and the strong ringgit, which surged to a fresh nine-year high. The KLCI rose 14.71 points to 1,322.91, surpassing the previous life time closing high of 1,314.46 on
They were underpinned by the strong crude palm oil (CPO) prices which was more than its eight-year high. CPO futures for May rose RM48 to RM2,303 per tonne while for the July futures, it jumped RM50 to RM2,250. Palm oil exports rose 29% from April 1 to 15 from a month ago.
demand and prices to lift earnings in the coming months. InsiderAsia said the steel sector was still trading at relatively low valuations. Integrated steel makers Ann Joo Resources Bhd rose 36 sen to RM3.60, Kinsteel Bhd 35 sen to RM5.85 and Malaysia Steel Works Bhd 16 sen to RM1.53. Malayan Banking Bhd rose 30 sen to RM12.70, Tenaga Nasional Bhd 20 sen to RM12.20 and Telekom Malaysia Bhd was flat at RM10.30. The major losers were BIMB Holdings Bhd, which fell 23 sen to RM1.40 ahead of the listing of its new shares on April 17, while Proton Holdings Bhd and Lion Diversified Holdings Bhd dropped 15 sen each to RM6.25 and RM8.05, respectively. Aseambankers Equity Research head Vincent Khoo said the market could continue to rise in tandem with the strong regional markets and also the positive steps taken by the government. He added that the market was also driven by liquidity into the market. “Without any external shocks, the market could continue its upward trend. Global markets had shrugged off the worries following the yen-carry trade and the
S'pore - Shares close 1.2% higher
Indonesian shares hit new record
Australian stocks rise to record highs
RINGGIT NEARS TEN-YEAR HIGH ON DOLLAR SALES BY FOREIGN FUNDS
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Tenaga Posts Net Profit Of RM2.823 Bln In First Half
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) today reported that net profit for its half year ended Feb 28, 2007, rose to RM2.823 billion from RM1.003 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year on increased sales and 28.4 percent gains in forex translation gains due to the strong ringgit. TNB also recognised a write-back in deferred tax provision of RM408 million over the first half year following the government's announcement to reduce corporate tax from 28 per cent to 27 per cent in 2007 and 26 per cent in 2008. The group's net profit, excluding new tariff, forex translation and deferred tax write-back, reflected an increase of RM331.7 million or 64.3 per cent if compared against the same period of financial year 2006.
Its revenue increased 15.8 per cent to RM11.284 billion from RM9.743 billion on six per cent increase in demand and introduction of new tariff since June last year. However, for the six months the group also managed to reduce its economic loss to RM97.9 million from RM998.4 million in the corresponding period in the previous year. For the second quarter, TNB said net profit increased to RM1.555 billion from RM399.5 billion in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The national utility giant said revenue for the quarter rose to RM5.682 billion from RM4.831 billion.
Its chairman Tan Sri Amar Leo Moggie said the group reported a pick-up in electricity unit growth for the industrial sector of 4.7 per cent in the first half compared to a contraction of 1.6 per cent in the same period in the previous year. In the first six months of the current financial year TNB spent RM1,120 million on capital expenditure for new supply and system improvement, he said at a press conference to announce the results Monday. On TNB's dividend policy, Moggie said the utility company intended to distribute dividends within a range of 40 to 60 per cent of its annual free cashflow to shareholders, with effect from financial year 2007. He said the policy has been formulated to ensure sustainable and sound dividend payout after considering the company's financial performance, debt obligations, market expectation, optimal capital structure, credit and tax considerations.
"Going forward, the policy will be reviewed accordingly to ensure sustainability and growth in line with the underlying business growth," he added. TNB's board of directors approved an interim gross dividend of 10 sen per ordinary share less income tax of 27 per cent, equivalent to a net dividend of 7.3 sen per ordinary shares, in respect of the financial year ending
On the proposed disposal of TNB's stake in a coal mine in
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