BURSA Malaysia ended the morning session lower as sentiment across the region remained tepid on growing fears over the economic impact of the outbreak of coronavirus, which originated from Wuhan, China.
At lunch break, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) stood at 1,544.93, down by 0.66 point from yesterday’s close of 1,545.59.
After opening 1.34 points weaker at 1,544.25, the index moved between 1,543.76 and 1,552.46 during the morning session.
Market breadth was negative with decliners trumping gainers 740 to 146, while 293 counters remained unchanged, 812 untraded and 77 others suspended.
Turnover amounted to 2.02 billion shares worth RM1.22 bil. – Jan 31, 2020, Bernama
