BURSA Malaysia ended lower on Friday due to continued selling activities in the healthcare as well as telecommunications and media counters amid weaker sentiment in the regional markets, dealers said.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) shed 13.32 points or 0.87% to 1,524.48 from Thursday’s close of 1,537.8.
The index, which opened 1.31 points lower at 1,536.49, moved between 1,521.08 and 1,539.47 throughout the day.
Market breadth was negative with decliners surpassing gainers 757 to 269, while 361 counters were unchanged, 857 untraded and seven others suspended.
Turnover slipped to 3.97 billion units worth RM2.73 bil from 4.39 billion units worth RM3.34 bil yesterday. – Oct 1, 2021.
