KLCI slides below key 1,700 as Telekom slumps on broadband price cut


Genting slumped 15 sen to RM6.80 and erased 1.01 points while GentingM was down three sen to RM3.25 following the recent corporate news which were viewed as negative by investors.

KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign fund selling continued to weigh on Bursa Malaysia, with the FBM KLCI falling below the key support level of 1,700 in late morning trade on Thursday.

At 11.02am, the KLCI was down 9.92 points or 0.58% to 1,699.83. Turnover was 743.72 million shares valued RM576.26mil. There were 206 gainers, 463 losers, 291 counters unchanged.

The decline on Bursa Malaysia contrasted with the key Asian markets.

Asian shares crept ahead on Thursday as a lull in the Sino-US trade tussle and talk of more Chinese stimulus helped calm nerves, while tensions in the oil market grew ahead of an OPEC meeting that could expand the supply of crude, Reuters reported.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.4%, while Japan's Nikkei added 0.7%.

BAT fell the most, down 60 sen to RM36.06, Petronas Dagangan 50 sen to RM24.36, Nestke 40 sen lower at RM145.80.

Telekom Malaysia fell to the lowest since late 2011, down 40 sen to RM3.23 after the new federal government announced plans to cut broadband prices by 25% by year-end. Axiata lost 17 sen to RM4.20.

MyEG rose two sen to RM1.02 in active trade. CIMB Equities Research is keeping its forecasts and target price of RM1.22 for MyEG, still based on a technology sector 2019F target price-to-earnings (P/E) of 15 times. 

 

Win a prize this Mother's Day by subscribing to our annual plan now! T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

broadband , Telekom

   

Next In Business News

Trading ideas: Sime Plantation, Sapura Energy, Power Root, OCK, Pekat, Yinson, Mobilia, Siab, Ireka
Loan growth of 7% for CIMB
Awantec to bank on synergistic offerings
Dayang on course for strong performance this year
KLK takes swift action to address labour report
Semiconductor industry offers chance for growth
Tasco’s diversity provides strong growth prospects
FBM KLCI’s bullish momentum
OCK in Laos tower leasing agreement
Ministry and Mida ink human development deal

Others Also Read