Bursa Malaysia ends lower

BURSA Malaysia ended lower on Monday with the key moving in a narrow range, while buying activities were seen mainly in energy, construction, and transportation stocks.

At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) dipped 10.24 points or 0.69 per cent to 1,471.56 from Friday’s closing of 1,481.80.

The market barometer opened 0.28 of-a-point higher at 1,482.08, and moved between 1,470.33 and 1,482.08 throughout the day.

However, market breadth was positive with gainers outpacing losers 524 to 486, while 392 counters were unchanged, 839 untraded, and nine others suspended.

Turnover increased to 3.99 billion units worth RM2.07 bil from last Friday’s 3.35 billion units worth RM2.28 bil. – Dec 5, 2022

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