KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): theedgemarkets.com has highlighted 12 stocks with momentum at noon market close today. Two stocks showed positive momentum, while ten stocks indicated negative momentum.

The stocks with positive momentum were:

Focus Lumber Bhd — down five sen at RM1.10

Pineapple Resources Bhd — down 7.5 sen at 88 sen

The stocks with negative momentum were:

Astral Asia Bhd  — up five sen at 16 sen

A-Rank Bhd — down 2.5 sen at 76 sen

Boustead Plantations Bhd — up 3.5 sen at 66 sen

Eksons Corp Bhd — unchanged at 88 sen

IJM Plantations Bhd — up 14 sen at RM2.12

Karyon Industries Bhd — down five sen at 25 sen

LB Aluminium Bhd — down three sen at RM1.17

PCCS Group Bhd — down two sen at 54 sen

United U-Li Corp Bhd — down five sen at RM1.38

Widetech (M) Bhd — unchanged at RM2.15

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.