KUALA LUMPUR: Infrastructure and construction-related companies fell in early trade after the new ruling government said that it will review the existing mega projects.
George Kent Holdings Bhd plunged 29.95%, or RM1.18 to RM2.76 and Gamuda fell 12.55%, or 64 sen to RM4.46.,
Tolled road operator Lingkaran Trans Kota Holdings Bhd declined 10.62%, or 60 sen to RM5.05.
Gabungan AQRS hit limit down, falling 30%, or 48 sen, or to RM1.12.
IJM fell 11.7%, or 31 sen to RM2.34 and WCT tumbled 22.66%, or 29 sen to 99 sen.
With the potential review by the new ruling Government, the prospects of the many local firms which are also involved in these projects have also become uncertain.
While some companies have already been awarded work packages, others have seen their share prices gain in anticipation of being potential beneficiaries of these projects.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended its first trading day on Monday -- after Pakatan Harapan's stunning victory in the 14th General Election -- on a steady note as trading volume surged but the FBM KLCI closed off its day's best.The KLCI swung 75 points, falling to a low of 1,800 in early trade in a knee-jerk reaction before fund buying saw the 30-stock index surging to 1,875 in late afternoon trade.At 5pm, some late selling saw the KLCI ending up just 3.91 points or 0.21% to 1,850.42 as investors sought more assurance about how the new federal government administration would put in place its proposals.Turnover surged to 6.58 billion shares valued at RM7.31bil. The broader market was firm with 930 gainers, 405 losers and 180 counters unchanged.The ringgit was up 0.02% to 3.9490.Public Bank jumped 92 sen to RM24.80 and powered the KLCI up 6.41 points while Maybank added 10 sen to RM10.80 and nudged the KLCI up RM10.80 and RHB Bank gained three sen to RM5.30 but Hong Leong Bank lost 12 sen to RM18.50 and AmBank slid 27 sen to RM3.45.CIMB fell 35 sen to RM6.55 and wiped out 5.89 points from the KLCI. It earlier fell to a low of RM6 in a knee jerk selldown due to its relatively high foreign shareholding of 27% and misperception of its links.UOB Kay Hian Malaysia Research said CIMB remained its top pick for the sector as valuations is relatively compelling at 1.20 times 2018 price-to-book value vs sector's 1.55 times despite having a similar return on equity profile with the sector at 10.6%.Construction stocks and counters seemed to be linked to the previous administration came under selling pressure. Construction companies were affected on reports that Pakatan Harapan would review the large scale infrastructure stocks.George Kent hit limit down, skidding RM1.18 to RM2.76 while Gamuda lost 89 sen to RM4.21, CMSB 50 sen lower at RM3.55, Gabungan AQRS lost 48 sen to RM1.12, WCT and IJM 38 sen lower 90 sen and RM2.27. MRCB fell 21.5 sen to 78.5 sen with 138 million shares traded.My EG hit limit-down also, tumbling 77 sen to RM1.81.Litrak lost 55 sen to RM5.10 on expectations the new government woud abolish tolled roads.Nestle rose the most, up RM5.70 to RM141.30, BAT added RM5.68 to RM28.38, Heineken added RM2.32 to RM22.50 while Carlsberg added RM1.32 to RM19.48 and F&N RM1.20 to RM35.70.Eden jumped 29 sen to 46 sen in active trade, Berjaya Corp gained 8.5 sen to 39 sen and FGV was up 18 sen to RM1.80.
Bursa Malaysia dibuka amat rendah hari ini berikutan reaksi sementara susulan kemenangan Pakatan Harapan pada PRU14.
KUALA LUMPUR - Bursa Malaysia dibuka amat rendah hari ini berikutan reaksi sementara susulan kemenangan Pakatan Harapan (Harapan) yang mengejutkan pada PRU14.
Pada 9.05 pagi, petunjuk pasaran FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) susut 31.72 mata kepada 1,814.79 daripada 1,846.51 semasa ditutup pada Selasa.
Indeks dibuka rendah 32.06 mata kepada 1,814.45.
Di pasaran lebih luas, kaunter rugi mengatasi kaunter untung sebanyak 292 berbanding 206, manakala 140 kaunter tidak berubah, 1,241 tidak diniagakan dan 29 yang lain digantung.
Jumlah dagangan sebanyak 314.78 juta unit bernilai RM306.7 juta.
Peniaga berkata kekalahan Barisan Nasional yang tidak dijangka kepada PH pada PRU14 merupakan satu kejutan yang negatif bagi pasaran saham tempatan berikutan ia mewujudkan ketidaktentuan.
"Oleh itu, pembetulan yang ketara dijangka hari ini," katanya.
Beliau berkata sokongan segera dilihat pada paras 1,811 manakala halangan terdekat pada 1,865.
Dalam kalangan saham wajaran tinggi, Maybank susut 14 sen kepada RM10.56, Public Bank merosot dua sen kepada RM23.86, Tenaga jatuh 46 sen kepada RM15.60 dan CIMB turun 64 sen kepada RM6.26.
Petronas Chemicals naik satu sen kepada RM8.43.
Bagi saham aktif, Sapura Energy menambah sembilan sen kepada 76 sen, Eden Inc meningkat 14 sen kepada 31 sen, Opcom menokok 30 sen kepada 90.5 sen dan Berjaya Corporation naik 5.5 sen kepada 36 sen.
Indeks FBM Emas jatuh 319.27 mata kepada 12,566.44, Indeks FBMT 100 merosot 317.78 mata kepada 12,380.66, Indeks FBM Emas Shariah susut 359.04 mata kepada 12,716.32, FBM Ace turun 138.47 mata kepada 5,073.86 dan FBM 70 berkurangan 391.68 mata kepada 14,911.58.
Mengikut sektor, Indeks Perusahaan merosot 26.05 mata kepada 3,170.5, Indeks Kewangan susut 383.24 mata kepada 17,707.35 dan Indeks Perladangan turun 80.75 mata kepada 7,768.97. - Bernama
