theSun | WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5 2009 15

business KLCI 1,179.88  8.57

S Nikkei 10,375.01 S
22.54 KLCI
STI 2,648.76 T
32.88 TSEC 6,955.87 100.84
T Sensitivity by
Hang Seng 20,796.43 T
10.83 KOSPI 1,566.37  1.39
S Company Price Change KLCI
SCI 3,471.44  8.85
S S&P/ASX200 4,309.30 S
45.90 (RM) (RM) Points
Sime 8.37 +0.14 +2.09

KL market summary
Maybank 6.78 +0.10 +1.76
IOICorp 4.98 +0.08 +1.25
Genting 6.40 +0.10 +0.92
AMMB 4.10 +0.10 +0.68
AUGUST 4, 2009
INDICES
FBMEMAS 7,969.99
CHANGE
+52.21
Share prices end higher PBBank
Parkson
BAT
9.97
5.64
48.00
+0.05
+0.24
+0.70
+0.59
+0.41
+0.33
FBM-KLCI 1,179.88 +8.57 SHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia ended Wall Street, supported by broad-based buying TNB 8.16 +0.03 +0.32
INDUSTRIAL 2,613.24 +27.12 higher yesterday in line with regional mar- and short covering,” said MIMB Investment MMC 2.48 +0.07 +0.28
CONSUMER PROD 356.23 +3.93 kets as sentiment got a boost from overnight Bank in its research note. +8.63
INDUSTRIAL PROD 90.82 +0.82 gains on Wall Street, a dealer said. Investor Leading the actives, KNM Group slipped Others -0.06
CONSTRUCTION 226.47 -0.33 interests were seen in property, plantation two sen to 85.5 sen, Ramunia dropped 2.5 FBM KLCI 1179.88 +8.57
TRADING SERVICES 155.65 +0.70 and consumer related counters. sen to 58 sen, Kinsteel edged up five sen to
FINANCE 9,622.28 +71.58
PROPERTIES 769.93 +8.53
At the close, the FBM KLCI rose 8.57 RM1.05, Lion inched down one sen to 47.5
PLANTATIONS 5,674.89 +63.55 points to 1179.88 after opening 3.41 points sen and SAAG Consolidated narrowed half a
MINING 334.36 +4.05 higher at 1174.72. Both US indices closed sen to 27.5 sen. EXCHANGE RATES August 4, 2009
FBMSHA 8,173.24 +49.03 higher with the Dow Jones Industrial Index Among heavyweights, Sime Darby rose
FBMACE 4,242.31 -24.65 and Standard & Poor’s 500 Index increasing 14 sen to RM8.37, Maybank added 10 sen
TECHNOLOGY 16.95 -0.15 Foreign currency Bank sell Bank buy Bank buy
1.25% and 1.53% to close at 9,286.56 and to RM6.78, Tenaga Nasional jumped three
1,002.63 respectively. sen to RM8.16, IOI Corp perked up eight sen TT/OD TT OD
TURNOVER VALUE 1 US DOLLAR 3.5280 3.4630 3.4530
“Better-than-expected earnings and lack to RM4.98 and Genting widened 10 sen to
1.048bil RM1.658bil of negative headlines fuelled strong gains on RM6.40. – Bernama 1 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR 3.0120 2.8810 2.8650
1 BRUNEI DOLLAR 2.4690 2.4090 2.4010
1 CANADIAN DOLLAR 3.3150 3.2340 3.2220
TOKYO/FRANKFURT:Leading 1 EURO 5.0940 4.9710 4.9510
global automakers reported
forecast-beating quarterly results
yesterday, but continued to give
cautious outlooks for the industry,
which remains hard hit by weak
Global automakers beat 1 NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR
1 PAPUA N GUINEA KINA
1 SINGAPORE DOLLAR
1 STERLING POUND
2.3880
1.4660
2.4685
5.9890
2.2810
1.2030
2.4090
5.8440
2.2650
1.1870
2.4010
5.8240

forecasts, remain cautious

demand and a lack of consumer 1 SWISS FRANC 3.3370 3.2550 3.2400
credit. 100 BANGLADESH TAKA 5.3400 5.2100 5.0100
Toyota Motor Corp, the world’s 100 DANISH KRONE 70.4600 64.7400 64.5400
biggest automaker by sales, beat
100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 46.3300 43.8800 43.6800
targets with an operating loss
of ¥194.9 billion (RM7.3 billion) 100 INDIAN RUPEE 7.7300 7.1000 6.9000
in the April-June quarter, and 100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 0.0372 0.0314 0.0264
lifted an earlier cautious outlook, for losses of ¥850 billion (RM31.8 global vehicle sales by 100,000 with regard to future economic 100 JAPANESE YEN 3.7180 3.6260 3.6160
but luxury carmaker BMW said billion) and ¥550 billion (RM20.6 vehicles to 6.6 million, solely on developments.” 100 NORWEGIAN KRONE 60.5200 55.6100 55.4100
markets were too volatile to make billion), respectively. However, an the back of expected sales in However, the German manu- 100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 4.3700 4.0700 3.8700
a full-year forecast. executive said it was difficult for Japan, where it has benefited from facturer of high-end cars said
the group to gauge demand for incentives and tax breaks on more it saw the downward trend of 100 PHILIPPINE PESO 7.5200 7.0500 6.8500
Toyota, maker of the popular
Prius hybrid car, posted its third vehicles outside Japan. fuel efficient vehicles. deliveries to customers seen in 100 QATAR RIYAL 98.3900 93.5900 93.3900
consecutive quarterly loss, but “Demand is being supported BMW, which published an EBIT the first six months ending. 100 SAUDI RIYAL 95.5400 90.8800 90.6800
upped its targets for the full year. to a large extent by government of €114 million (RM577.8 million) By 0745GMT (3.45pm in Malay- 100 SOUTH AFRICAN RAND 47.3400 43.3200 43.1200
For the year to end-March schemes, and it’s difficult to get a for the first half, compared with a sia), Toyota stock had closed down 100 SRI LANKA RUPEE 3.1900 2.9300 2.7300
2010, Toyota forecast an operat- read on how much this will trans- Reuters poll average of €42 million 1.47% before its results publica- 100 SWEDISH KRONA 51.7200 47.0500 46.8500
ing loss of ¥750 billion (RM28 late into a fundamental recovery (RM212.8 million), said it could not tion, while BMW was trading
in demand,” senior managing give a forecast for 2009 earnings down 1.53% at €32.41 (RM164), 100 THAI BAHT 11.1300 9.4400 9.0400
billion) and a net loss of ¥450 bil-
lion (RM16.8 billion), better than director Takahiko Ijichi said. “due to the highly volatile state against a 1.25% fall in the DJ Stoxx
its forecasts three months ago Toyota raised its forecasts for of the markets and uncertainty European Autos index. – Reuters Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama