CONTINUOUS profit-taking in the industrial products and services as well as plantation counters saw Bursa Malaysia end lower today amid mixed sentiments on the regional markets, dealers said.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) declined 4.70 points to end at 1,582.19 from Wednesday’s close of 1,586.89.
The index opened 1.42 points up at 1,588.31 and moved between 1,581.52 and 1,593.57 throughout the session.
Market breadth was negative with decliners surpassing gainers 574 to 434, while 464 counters were unchanged, 746 untraded and six others suspended.
Turnover was lower at 4.06 billion units worth RM2.77 bil compared with 4.91 billion units worth RM3.39 bil on Wednesday. – Sept 2, 2021
