KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of Malaysian Bulk Carriers Bhd
(Maybulk) rose to 81.5 sen, the highest since early November 2016 on Tuesday, as it rode on the rebound in the Baltic Dry Index (BDI).
At noon, it was up 3.5 sen to 89 sen. There were 5.63 million shares done at prices ranging from 77 sen to 81.5 sen.
Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research pointed out that the Baltic Dry Index has been trending higher.
Bloomberg data showed the index surged from 702 on Feb 10 to 1,282 on Monday.
“This was due to an increase in iron ore and coal imports by China,” it said.
Maybulk provides dry bulk and tanker shipping services internationally. It owns and operates bulk carriers ranging from 29,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) (Handysize) to 87,000 DWT (Post-Panamaxes) and MR Tankers ranging from 47,000 DWT to 47,999 DWT; and ship brokerage and management.
HLIB Research said under its associate, PACC Offshore Services Holdings Ltd (POSH), an offshore marine services provider, it operates more than 120 offshore support vessels in the oil & gas sector.
It also pointed out that according to the customs data in China, iron ore imports increased 12.6% on-year to 175 million tonnes, while coal imports added 48.5% on-year to 42.6 million tonnes.
“A stronger BDI reading towards 1,400-1,500 would provide a rerating catalyst for the dry bulk shipping industry,” it said.
HLIB Research said Maybulk has experienced a strong rally from the 51 sen to RM1 in tandem with the recovery in BDI in March 2016.
“Given the recent improvement in BDI to 1,240, we opine that Maybulk might gather short term interest and is poised for a breakout above the 76.5 sen level.
(Maybulk) rose to 81.5 sen, the highest since early November 2016 on Tuesday, as it rode on the rebound in the Baltic Dry Index (BDI).At noon, it was up 3.5 sen to 89 sen. There were 5.63 million shares done at prices ranging from 77 sen to 81.5 sen.
Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research pointed out that the Baltic Dry Index has been trending higher.
Bloomberg data showed the index surged from 702 on Feb 10 to 1,282 on Monday.
“This was due to an increase in iron ore and coal imports by China,” it said.
Maybulk provides dry bulk and tanker shipping services internationally. It owns and operates bulk carriers ranging from 29,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) (Handysize) to 87,000 DWT (Post-Panamaxes) and MR Tankers ranging from 47,000 DWT to 47,999 DWT; and ship brokerage and management.
HLIB Research said under its associate, PACC Offshore Services Holdings Ltd (POSH), an offshore marine services provider, it operates more than 120 offshore support vessels in the oil & gas sector.
It also pointed out that according to the customs data in China, iron ore imports increased 12.6% on-year to 175 million tonnes, while coal imports added 48.5% on-year to 42.6 million tonnes.
“A stronger BDI reading towards 1,400-1,500 would provide a rerating catalyst for the dry bulk shipping industry,” it said.
HLIB Research said Maybulk has experienced a strong rally from the 51 sen to RM1 in tandem with the recovery in BDI in March 2016.
“Given the recent improvement in BDI to 1,240, we opine that Maybulk might gather short term interest and is poised for a breakout above the 76.5 sen level.
“The MACD Indicator is trending positively above zero, while the RSI is hovering above 50. Price target will be envisaged around 81.5 sen to 84.5 sen, followed by a long term target of 91.5 sen. Support will be set around 74 sen to 75 sen. Cut loss will be initiated if the price falls below the 73 sen level,” it said.
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