Sunday 19 May 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd rose as much as RM1.24 or 7% to RM19.20 on expectation of the crude oil refiner's growing profit margin as demand for crude oil products improve.

At 11:26am, Hengyuan shares were traded at RM19.12 to become Bursa Malaysia's top gainer. Hengyuan saw some four million shares transacted.

"Looking at the technical chart, this is overdone," TA Securities Holdings Bhd technical analyst Stephen Soo told theedgemarkets.com.

According to Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice president of research Vincent Lau, the movement in Hengyuan's share price is likely due to the widening crack spread, which will help improve refiners' profit margin.

"For the refiners, as oil demand grow and with the widening crack spread, which is an indicator of refiners' margin, investors are still positive on the outlook for refiners," Lau said.

 

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