BURSA Malaysia closed lower as profit-taking persisted in most heavyweights led by Maybank, Public Bank and Petronas Chemicals.
Maybank lost six sen to RM8.90, Public Bank slid four sen to RM4.63 and Petronas Chemicals shed 20 sen to RM9.58.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 14.53 points or 0.90% to 1,583.42 from 1,597.95 at Monday’s close.
The key index opened 0.02 of-a-point lower at 1,597.93 and fluctuated between 1,579.27 and 1,598.21 throughout the trading session.
On the broader market, losers outpaced gainers 430 to 348, while 555 counters were unchanged, 967 untraded and 35 others suspended.
Total turnover increased to 2.63 billion units worth RM1.98 bil from 2.41 billion units worth RM1.89 bil on Monday. — March 29, 2022
