KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): theedgemarkets.com highlighted five stocks with momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon market close today. The stock displayed one positive and six negative momentum respectively.

The stocks with positive momentum was:

Zecon Bhd — down2.5sen at 32sen

The stocks with negative  momentum were:

CWG Holdings Bhd —  up one sen at 50.5sen

Ideal United Bintang International Bhd — down one sen at RM1.34

Kanger Bhd — up half a sen at 8 sen

Kuchai Development Bhd — up 19 sen at RM2.13

PNEPCB Bhd — up one sen at 54sen

Toyo Ink Group Bhd — up six sen at 84.5 sen

The list of stocks with momentum is generated using a proprietary mathematical algorithm highlighting stocks with a build-up in trading volume and price. The algorithm differentiates between stocks that exhibit positive (+ve) momentum and negative (-ve) momentum.

This list is not a buy or sell recommendation. It merely tells you which stocks are seeing higher than normal volume and price movements. The share price may move up or down from this point. But the “+ve” (suggesting a rising price trend on volume) and “-ve” (suggesting a falling price trend on volume) indicators should give readers a better idea of what the market is buying and when to sell.  Note also that momentum generally only persists for a short period of time.