KUALA LUMPUR (May 10):  theedgemalaysia.com highlighted three stocks with positive momentum and five stocks with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon close on Friday.  

The stocks with positive momentum were:

    Kuchai Development Bhd [KL:KUCHAI] — up 32 sen or 17.40% to RM2.15;
    VSTECS Bhd [KL:VSTECS] — down 13 sen or 3.63% to RM3.45;
    AHB Holdings Bhd [KL:AHB] — up 1.5 sen or 10.34% to 16 sen.

The stocks with negative momentum were:

    Mclean Technologies Bhd [KL:MCLEAN] — unchanged at 28 sen;
    Kluang Rubber Company (Malaya) Bhd [KL:KLUANG] — up 49 sen or 10.19% to RM5.30;
    Protasco Bhd [KL:PRTASCO] — up four sen or 14.81% to 31 sen;
    Skyworld Development Bhd [KL:SKYWLD] — up 4.5 sen or 6.92% to 69.5 sen;
    Kobay Technology Bhd [KL:KOBAY] — up 22 sen or 11.40% to RM2.15.

The list of stocks with momentum is generated using a proprietary mathematical algorithm highlighting stocks with a build-up in trading volume and price. The algorithm differentiates between stocks that exhibit positive (+ve) momentum and negative (-ve) momentum.

This list is not a buy or sell recommendation. It merely tells you which stocks are seeing higher-than-normal volume and price movements.

The share price may move up or down from this point. But the “+ve” (suggesting a rising price trend on volume) and “-ve” (suggesting a falling price trend on volume) indicators should give readers a better idea of what the market is buying and when to sell. Note also that momentum generally only persists for a short period of time.

However, each stock has an accompanying fundamental score and valuation score to help readers evaluate the attractiveness of the stocks if they want to ride the momentum.

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