KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower today on profit-taking after a strong three-day rally, and investor sentiment was further shaken in the late afternoon session following news of an earthquake in Myanmar with tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand, said Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd equity research vice-president Thong Pak Leng. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slid 1.44 per cent or 22.08 points to 1,513.65, its intraday low, from Thursday’s close of 1,535.73. The benchmark index opened 4.16 points lower at 1,531.57 and hit an intraday high of 1,533.52 during the midday session. On the broader market, decliners outpaced gainers 563 to 395, while 408 counters were unchanged, 1,106 untraded, and 133 suspended. Turnover slipped to 2.25 billion units valued at RM2.13 billion from 2.52 billion units worth RM2.41 billion on Thursday.
There are a lot of people who buy without putting much thoughts. However, this buy, buy, buy mentality could be dangerous and bad for our society as well as the environment. This is because we are a very consumer driven generation. However, if you could stop for a minute and think as well as ponder, your wallet and Mother Nature will be very grateful. REDUCE Give yourself some time to think and ask if you can use less than what you are using. Sometimes, it is possible to make do with less of what we are using. For example, toiletries are the perfect example. If you do not waste shampoo or detergent, you will help to save a lot. This is all day-t0-day products that could make a huge difference. Another good example would be the mobile phones. How many of us are changing phones every year? There are a lot of us who change mobile phones every now and then as we chase after the latest model. If we could save money from all these products, we will be saving a lot more. Besides, it also cont...