BURSA Malaysia settled in the negative zone on the first day of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in the Klang Valley, as traders tend to tread cautiously amid the imposition of the limited movement restrictions from today until Oct 26.
However, the CMCO had spurred trading activities on the local bourse, with total volume revisiting the seven billion-unit mark, a level last seen on Sept 21.
At 5 pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 1.95 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 1,523.25 from 1,525.20 at Tuesday’s close.
The market barometer opened 1.63 points easier at 1,523.57 and hovered between 1,516.10 and 1,524.23 throughout the day.
Market breadth was positive with advancers leading decliners 572 to 495, while 414 counters were unchanged, 644 untraded and 20 others suspended.
Total volume expanded to 7.03 billion units worth RM6.25 billion from 5.96 billion units worth RM3.88 billion on Tuesday.
On the index board, the FBM Emas Index garnered 10.82 points to 11,025.66, the FBMT 100 Index increased 6.27 points to 10,839.26 and the FBM Emas Shariah Index climbed 69.73 points to 13,253.54.
The FBM 70 strengthened 86.72 points to 14,552.78 and the FBM ACE surged 268.77 points to 10,971.29.
Financial Services Index contracted 110.72 points to 12,450.95 and the Plantation Index declined 63.78 points to 6,969.48.
The Healthcare Index leapt 113.22 points to 4,187.92 and the Industrial Products and Services Index inched up 0.50 of-a-point to 144.26.
Main Market volume widened to 3.86 billion shares worth RM4.60 bil from 3.76 billion shares worth RM3.03 bil on Tuesday.
Warrants turnover expanded to 906.11 million units valued at RM243.59 mil versus 469.04 million units valued at RM118.50 mil yesterday.
Volume on the ACE Market surged to 2.26 billion shares worth RM1.40 bil compared with 1.73 billion shares worth RM734.66 mil yesterday. – Oct 14, 2020, Bernama
