Monday, 5 December 2016

KLCI slightly higher at midday, ringgit firms up on forex measures

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KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE : Blue chips squeezed out slight increases, shored up by additions in Axiata Group and Maxis Bhd at early afternoon on Monday while the ringgit solidified against some significant monetary forms after the new forex measures. At late morning, the KLCI was up 0.65 indicate or 0.04% 1,629.61 after an unstable session. Turnover was 580.40 million shares esteemed at RM381.08mil. The more extensive market mirrored speculators' wary estimation as decliners beat advancers 380 to 224 while 313 counters unaltered.

Just Malaysia and Singapore were in the positive domain at late morning while enter Asian markets were in the red after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he would leave taking after substantial annihilation on protected submission, bringing political vulnerability up in the euro zone. Reuters reported Renzi's choice to stop bargains a new hit to the European Union when Italy, the euro zone's intensely obliged third-biggest economy, is attempting to defeat a heap of emergencies.

The ringgit progressed against the US dollar to 4.4495, up 0.08% from last Friday's end of 4.4532 after the Financial Markets Committee (FMC) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) took measures to diminish ringgit hypothesis, minimize disintegration of outside stores, and address showcase worries over remote coin chance administration. The ringgit rose to 3.1224 against the Singapore dollar from 3.1319 and solidified against the Euro to 4.6940 from 4.7534. Notwithstanding, it slipped against the pound sterling to 5.6452 from 5.6209.

Spot gold fell US$1.33 to US$1,176.10 per ounce.

Reuters reported China stocks drooped on Monday morning, with the blue-chip record set for its greatest fall in six months after China's top securities controller cautioned against "boorish" share acquisitions, however little tops were firm as the Shenzhen-Hong Kong speculation connect went live.

The CSI300 record fell 1.8% to 3,466.71 toward the end of the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.3%, to 3,201.74.

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