BURSA Malaysia finished trading on an easier note today, dragged down by losses in glove, banking and gaming counters and in sync with most key regional bourses.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was down 1.34 points to 1,523.79, having fluctuated between 1,519.91 and 1,525.12 throughout the day.
The index opened 0.55 of-a-point easier at 1,524.58 compared with 1,525.13 at Wednesday’s close.
On the broader market, decliners surpassed gainers 560 to 387, while 407 counters were unchanged, 969 untraded and 21 others suspended.
Turnover fell to 2.81 billion shares worth RM2.12 bil from yesterday’s 3.15 billion shares worth RM2.46 bil — Nov 18, 2021
