The New FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

The New FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was used yesterday to replace the CI (6th July 2009).

The component stocks are as follows:

1015 AMMB Holdings
5076 Astro All Asia Networks
6888 Axiata Group Bhd
1562 Berjaya Sports Toto
4162 British American Tobacco (Malaysia)
1023 Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings
6947 Digi.com
3182 Genting
4715 Genting Malaysia BHD
5819 Hong Leong Bank
1961 IOI
2445 Kuala Lumpur Kepong
1155 Malayan Banking
3786 Malaysia Airline System
3816 MISC
2194 MMC
5657 Parkson Holdings
5681 Petronas Dagangan Bhd
6033 Petronas Gas
5052 Plus Expressways
4065 PPB Group
1295 Public Bank BHD
1066 RHB Capital
4197 Sime Darby Bhd
2267 Tanjong
4863 Telekom Malaysia
5347 Tenaga Nasional
4588 UMW Holdings
4677 YTL Corp
6742 YTL Power International

Notable Information:

Genting, YTL and Petronas group both have two listed companies ad the component stocks. They are,
- Genting and Genting Malaysia BHD (Previously known as Resort) from Genting group
- Petronas Dagangan and Petronas Gas from Petronas group
- YTL Corp and YTL Power from YTL group

Banking sector has 6 stocks in the list, that is 20% of the total.
- AMMB Holding
- Bumiputra Commerce
- Hong Leong Bank
- Malayan Bank
- Public Bank
- RHB Capital

Plantation Stocks
- IOI
- KL Kepong

Gaming Stocks
- Berjaya Sports Toto
- Genting
- Genting Malaysia
- Tanjong

Around 12 stocks are Government Linked Corporates (GLC) Stocks
- Axiata Group Bhd
- Bumiputra Commerce
- Malaysia Airline System
- Malayan Bank
- MISC
- Petronas Dagangan Bhd
- Petronas Gas
- Plus Expressways
- RHB Capital
- Sime Darby Bhd
- Telekom Malaysia
- Tenaga Nasional

Banking sectors and government linked stocks make up almost half of the 30 component stocks of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI.

Even tough with the introduction of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI, the past year data of Kuala Lumpur Composite Index from 1976 to 2008 is still valid.

So if any of these stocks moves up a couple of bits, the index will move up in tandem.