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KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): MISC Bhd, which saw its share price fall to an eight-month low of RM7.25 yesterday, said it is not aware of the reason behind the unusual market activity (UMA).

In its reply to the UMA query issued by Bursa Malaysia earlier, the shipping giant said it was unaware of any corporate developments, rumour, report or any other possible explanation for the sharp fall in its share price yesterday.

Yesterday, MISC fell RM1.09 or 13% to close at RM7.25 for a market value of RM32.36 billion.

Bursa Malaysia's UMA query followed MISC's corporate announcements in recent days.

Yesterday, MISC, a 62.7%-owned subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), said it was selling its 100% stake in MISC Integrated Logistics Sdn Bhd to Swift Haulage Sdn Bhd for RM257.2 million. MISC said the sale is not expected to have a material impact on its earnings for financial year ending Dec 31, 2016 (FY16).

Last Friday (May 6), MISC said its 1QFY16 net profit rose to RM571.01 million from RM486.31 million a year earlier. Revenue, however, fell to RM2.39 billion from RM2.49 billion.

MISC said its latest reported net assets per share stood at RM7.30.

Today, MISC's share price rose 35 sen or 4.83% to close at RM7.60, for a market value of RM33.93 billion.

The stock saw some 20 million shares traded.

 

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