BURSA Malaysia ended in the red today, succumbing to profit-taking activities across the board following the overbought situation in the previous week, a dealer said.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was lower by 0.36% or 5.73 points to 1,576.96 from Monday’s close of 1,582.69.
The index, which opened 2.75 points lower at 1,579.94, moved between 1,567.19 and 1,581.05 throughout the session.
The overall market breadth was negative with decliners surpassing gainers 779 to 286, while 378 counters were unchanged, 805 untraded and 15 others suspended.
Total turnover was higher at 4.33 billion units worth RM3.16 bil versus 4.02 billion units worth RM3.08 bil on Monday. — Feb 22, 2022
