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UBS gets boost from wealthy Asians as investment bank trails
ZURICH: UBS Group AG got a boost from rich Asian clients in a quarter hit by a poor result at the investment bank and lower income from lending as interest rates have languished.
UBS is cutting banking jobs in Asia
HONG KONG: UBS Group AG is cutting about 40 jobs in the Asia-Pacific region as part of a global push to trim costs and combine its trading units, according to a source.HONG KONG: UBS Group AG is cutting about 40 jobs in the Asia-Pacific region as part of a global push to trim costs and combine its trading units, according to a source.
Foreign funds buy RM184mil of local shares
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors snapped up RM184.6mil net of local equities in the week ended Oct 18 compared with the net selling of RM276.6mil net in the week before, MIDF Equities Research said.
Foreign funds net buyers at RM184m in week ended Oct 18
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors snapped up RM184.6mil net of local equities in week ended Oct 18 compared with net selling of RM276.6mil net in the week before, MIDF Equities Research said.
Steady start for Bursa on some nibbling of MISC, KLK
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia eked out slight gains on Monday on some nibbling of MISC and KL Kepong after a hesitant start, mirroring the key Asian markets.
Tech stocks shine amid broader market pullback
KUALA LUMPUR: The local tech sector shone brightly on a day where investor sentiment was dampened by news that the Chinese economy had grown less than expected in the third quarter, sending regional equities lower.
Bursa Malaysia's technology index bounced off the 14-day simple moving average to rise 1.6% in the morning session, erasing losses from the previous session and renewing hopes of a sustained rally.
Stocks seeing buying interest included MPI climbing 20 sen to RM10.60, KESM jumping 15 sen to RM7.70, Globetronics rising 13 sen to RM2.25 and Unisem rising nine sen to RM2.67.
Kenanga research said in a note it was maintaining its overweight stance on the sector as sales in the regional automotive sector showed signs of recovery.
"Overall, with a turn in the tide for the technology sector, we opine it is time to revisit. Our top pick: MPI (OP; TP: RM12.10)," it said.
At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI was 3.53 points lower at 1,570.97. Trading volume on the stock exchange was 1.58 billion shares valued at RM872.79mil, There were 344 decliners versus 324 gainers and 363 counters unchanged.
Blue chips on the decline included IHH Healthcare, falling six sen to RM5.68, IOI dropping eight sen to RM4.32 and Sime Darby Plantation sliding six sen to RM4.81.
Bank stocks helped to prop up the FBM KLCI including Maybank up one sen to RM8.53, Public Bank gaining two sen to RM19.30, Hong Leong Bank rising six sen to RM16.90 and RHB climbing two sen to RM5.68.
The most heavily traded counters of the early session were KNM up 1.5 sen to 46 sen, MyEG rising three sen to RM1.28 and MTAG climbing 2.5 sen to 51 sen.
Oil prices were affected by news of the slowing Chinese growth, with WTI falling 10 cents to US$53.82 a barrel and Brent crude dropping 33 cents to US$59.58 a barrel.
In currencies, the ringgit slipped 0.1% against the greenback to 4.1820 and 0.1% against the Singapore dollar to 3.0640. It rose 0.25% against the pound sterling to 5.3718.
Taiwan’s market fortunes tied to TSMC like never before
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s largest stock is so dominant it’s even underpinning a surge in the local currency.
CGS-CIMB Research retains Add for Duopharma Biotech
KUALA LUMPUR: CGS-CIMB Equities Research is maintaining its Add call for Duopharma Biotech with an unchanged target price of RM1.56, which is pegged to its five-year historical mean of 16 times 2020F P/E).
HSBC plans cost-cutting drive
LONDON: HSBC Holdings Plc may partially exit stock trading in some developed Western markets as part of a cost-cutting drive by Noel Quinn, the interim chief executive who wants the top job on a permanent basis.
AET vessels not imposed with trading restrictions
PETALING JAYA: MISC Bhd has clarified that its petroleum shipping arm AET Tanker Holdings Sdn Bhd is not affected by the United States sanctions against Venezuela.