Bursa Malaysia Stays In Negative Territory At Midday, Tracking Regional Markets
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia stayed in negative territory at midday, mirroring losses across regional markets amid persistent selling pressure and higher oil prices.
At 12.30 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 11.08 points, or 0.69 per cent, to 1,600.70 from Wednesday’s close of 1,611.78.
The benchmark index opened 1.67 points higher at 1,613.45 and moved between 1,597.94 and 1,613.45 during the morning trading session.
On the broader market, decliners outnumbered gainers 757 to 312, while 429 counters were unchanged, 1,330 were untraded and 13 were suspended.
Turnover stood at 2.10 billion units, worth RM1.65 billion.
-- BERNAMA