KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): theedgemarkets.com highlighted six stocks with momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon market close today. One stock displayed positive momentum while the remaining five stocks showed negative momentum.

Stock with positive momentum was:

K-Star Sports Ltd - up 1 sen or 12.50% at 9 sen

Stocks with negative momentum were:

FoundPac Group Bhd - up 1.5 sen or 4.23% at 37 sen

Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd - up 0.5 sen or 1.89% at 27 sen

Mintye Bhd - up 25 sen or 25.00%  at RM1.25

MBM Resources Bhd - up 9 sen or 2.67% at RM3.46

Naim Holdings Bhd - down 8 sen or 6.90% at RM1.08

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.