KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): YTL Power International Bhd shares rose 7.2 percent, as Malaysia's benchmark index advanced.

Market Metrics

* Shares advanced to 90 sen from 84 sen in the previous session.

* Trading volume was more than 89 percent of the 20-day average

* The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index - Kuala Lumpur Composite Index gained 0.5 percent, and the MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index rose 0.4 percent.

Market Insights

* In the past year, the stock had a similar or greater gain two times at the close; it advanced in the next trading session once (0.6 percent) and declined once (3 percent).

* Shares are at a 11 percent discount to the analysts' consensus target price. The stock traded at an average 12 percent discount over the past year.

* Stock declined 38 percent in the past 52 weeks as the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index - Kuala Lumpur Composite Index lost 1.5 percent.