Daily Market Report - 2 April 2025
- Wall Street ended on a mixed note amid a choppy session as implementation of Trump’s latest tariffs remained uncertain.
- Sentiment was also affected by the weaker manufacturing data in the US coupled with a lower-thanexpected job opening for February.
- Meanwhile, the US 10- year yield eased to 4.161%.
- Over in Hong Kong, the HSI closed positively following a recent dismal performance as confidence was buoyed by China’s manufacturing industry which grew at its fastest pace in 4 months.
- The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), as compiled by Caixin expanded to 51.2 in March, the highest since November last year.
- The local bourse will resume trading today after a weak closing last Friday amid a regional decline attributed to the massive earthquake in Myanmar that also affected both Thailand and China.
- We believe a swift rebound is in the offing for the FBM KLCI as it needs to trend above the 1,530 level as soon as possible otherwise it will be stuck within a consolidation phase gain.
- For today, we expect the index to hover between the 1,515- 1,530 range.