KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended the first trading of August on Monday on a cautious note as Covid-19 infections continued to remain high and amid worries about the political volatility and downbeat economic data.
At 5pm, the FBM KLCI was down 1.6 points or 0.11% to 1,493 – the lowest since May 11, 2020. Turnover was 3.42 billion shares valued at RM2.38bil. There were 440 gainers, 594 losers and 378 counters unchanged.
Uninspiring economic data also weighed as the headline IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index edged up to 40.1 in July from 39.9 in June 2021. Hong Kong shares also rose, with the Hang Seng index ending 1.06% higher after touching its lowest point since early November last week. Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong finished up 1.12%.
As for telcos, Axiata fell two sen to RM3.71 but TM edged up one sen to RM5.95, Maxis added two sen to RM4.28 and Digi four sen to RM4.19.gained four sen to RM4.86 but Tenaga lost one sen to RM9.63. Genting was down five sen to RM4.66 and GentingM two sen to RM2.74.As for plantations, KL Kepong gained 14 sen to RM1.66, PPB Group rose four sen to RM18.14, IOI Corp was flat RM3.65 and Sime Plantation lost 10 sen to RM3.30.
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