BURSA Malaysia closed lower today on profit-taking across the board, amid a mixed performance in regional peers as investors await the US inflation data due out later today.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 7.48 points or 0.46% easier at 1,597.13, its intraday low, compared with Monday’s close of 1,604.61.
The barometer index opened 0.74 of-a-point easier at 1,603.87 and hit a high of 1,603.98 in the morning session.
On the broader market, losers beat gainers 578 to 340, while 444 counters were unchanged, 891 untraded and 12 others suspended.
Total turnover decreased to 3.90 billion units worth RM2.44 bil from 4.40 billion units worth RM2.37 bil on Monday. — April 12, 2022
