KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 17): theedgemarkets.com highlighted 24 stocks with momentum at Bursa Malaysia's afternoon close today. Four stocks showed positive momentum while 20 stocks displayed negative momentum.

The stocks with positive momentum were:

Classic Scenic Bhd – rose nine sen at RM1.38

Dataprep Holdings Bhd – rose 19 sen at 61 sen

Turbo-Mech Bhd – rose three sen at 89.5 sen

Turiya Bhd – rose nine sen at 43 sen

The stocks with negative momentum were:

AYS Ventures Bhd – rose half a sen at 28.5 sen

Chin Hin Group Property Bhd – rose four sen at 92.5 sen

Engtex Group Bhd – rose half a sen at 69 sen

Harrisons Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd – rose six sen at RM4

Hiap Teck Venture Bhd – rose two sen at 42 sen

Hong Seng Consolidated Bhd – rose 13 sen at RM1.55

Grand Hoover Bhd – rose 11 sen at RM1.82

Johan Holdings Bhd – rose two sen at 19 sen

Kerjaya Prospek Property Bhd – rose three sen at RM1.27

Leon Fuat Bhd – rose 2.5 sen at 57.5 sen

Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Bhd – rose two sen at 62.5 sen

Melewar Industrial Group Bhd – rose two sen at 52 sen

Minho (M) Bhd – rose 4.5 sen at 41 sen

Mycron Steel Bhd – rose 2.5 sen at 64 sen

Ralco Corp Bhd – rose 21 sen at RM1.29

Sapura Energy Bhd – rose one sen at 14.5 sen

Sasbadi Holdings Bhd – rose half a sen at 14 sen

Southern Steel Bhd – rose six sen at 82.5 sen

Tiong Nam Logistics Holdings Bhd – rose four sen at 93 sen

UPA Corp Bhd – rose 15 sen at RM2.49

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.

However, each stock has an accompanying fundamental score and valuation score to help readers evaluate the attractiveness of the stocks, if they want to ride the momentum.