Bursa Malaysia closes weaker amid regional volatility

BURSA Malaysia closed weaker across the board today amid regional volatility, a dealer said.

At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) decreased 0.85% or 12.95 points to 1,508.91 from 1,521.86 at Monday’s close.

The key index opened 4.77 points weaker at 1,517.09 today and fluctuated between 1,503.34 and 1,517.09 throughout the trading session.

The overall market breadth was negative with decliners outnumbering advancers 803 to 215, while 348 counters were unchanged, 914 untraded and 30 others suspended.

Total turnover declined to 2.80 billion units valued at RM2.14 bil versus Monday’s 2.83 billion units worth at RM1.88 bil. — Jan 25, 2022

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