Continuing foreign outflow on JKH affects the investor sentiments; lower economic activities expected to hinder the performance of retail industry. Speculative trades attracted some retail investors to the market. Average yields were declined during the T-Bill auction for the fourth consecutive week.
Benchmark index ASPI moved between 5,962.23 - 5,986.53 points and settled the day at 5,973.34 with a loss of 7.68 points (-0.13%).
Major contributors for the movement in ASPI were AAIC (+3.7), SHL (+2.5), CTCE (+2.0), DIAL (+1.7), COMB (+1.6), CCS (-13.0), CLC (-2.7), JKH (-2.7),DIST (-2) & SMOT (-1.1)