Towering Higher

The FBM KLCI locked in third consecutive gains last Friday, as focus was shifted from glove counters to the telecommunication sector following Celcom-DiGi merger talks. Tracking the overnight improvement on Wall Street, the local bourse may trend on a slightly positive tone after hovering firmer above the critical 1,600 level. However, we believe the market sentiment will remain choppy amid rising Covid-19 cases (albeit the ongoing vaccine rollout plan for Covid-19), coupled with the development regarding the new wave of Covid-19 outbreak in some countries and Europe and Asia.

The FBM KLCI posted mild gains yesterday as investors piled into glove heavyweights with the narrative of potential surge in demand for gloves amid the recent waves of Covid-19 outbreak in Europe and parts of Asia. Tracking the overnight gains on Wall Street, Nasdaq especially, we expect the positive sentiment to spill over to technology stocks on the local front. Commodities wise, the CPO prices saw a modest decline while the Brent oil price edged higher.