Bursa Malaysia opened lower almost across board, tracking the performance of other Asian stocks following the sharp decline of Wall Street yesterday.
At 9.05 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) declined 2.62 points to 1,491.99 from 1,494.61 at Monday’s close after opening 2.50 points lower at 1,492.11.
On the overall market, losers took a head start from losers 212 against 137 while 264 counters were unchanged, 1,558 untraded and 42 others suspended.
Total volume stood at 286.05 million units worth RM146.28 million. — Oct 27, 2020
