BURSA Malaysia finished trading lower for the second consecutive day today with the benchmark composite index rising 1.17%, dragged down mainly by plantation, gaming and technology stocks, a dealer said.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) narrowed 18.64 points to end at 1,564.34 compared with Thursday’s close of 1,582.98.
The barometer index opened 8.83 points lower at 1,574.15 and moved between 1,563.93 and 1,578.54 throughout the day.
On the broader market, losers surpassed gainers 767 to 274 while 367 counters unchanged, 830 untraded, and 16 others suspended.
Total turnover increased to 3.10 billion units worth RM2.43 bil from 2.68 billion units worth RM2.38 bil on Thursday. – May 6, 2022
