BURSA Malaysia ended the morning session lower due to weak market sentiment, in line with the decline in regional stocks.
At lunch break, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) stood at 1,554.58, down 18.23 points from Friday’s close of 1,572.63.
After opening 14.24 points weaker at 1,558.57 today (Jan 28), the benchmark index moved between 1,545.63 and 1,558.59 throughout the session.
Market breadth was extremely negative with decliners leading gainers 807 to 145, while 182 counters remained unchanged, 843 untraded and 21 others suspended.
Turnover amounted to 2.08 billion shares worth RM1.55 bil. – Jan 28, 2020, Bernama