BURSA Malaysia was mixed at mid-afternoon with investors appearing to favour the lower liners and small market-cap stocks compared with big-cap stocks amid external uncertainties.
At 12.30pm, key index FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) lost 12.78 points, or 0.95% to 1,338.11 from 1,350.89 at Tuesday’s close.
The key index opened 5.99 points lower at 1,344.90 and moved between 1,332,70 and 1,344.90 during the morning session.
Market breadth, however, was positive as gainers outpaced losers 541 to 265, while 292 counters were unchanged, 823 not traded and 19 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 3.05 billion shares worth RM1.38 bil. — April 1, 2020, Bernama
