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Market Daily Report: Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower On Profit-taking, Earthquake In Myanmar Shakes Investor Sentiment

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. 

Becoming a millionaire..

Ever wonder why some people make it to the top so easily while some others work hard day and night only to earn for survival. Well, it is not just a matter of the hardwork poured in. It is also about the way one live their lives, use their money and also the type of work that they do. But if you are indeed willing to struggle for it, it is possible for you to be a millionaire.  The first step besides all the hard work put in your work is the willingness to create a personal expense account .   You will need to open a checking account just for your household expenses. Then you will need to figure out the amount needed for monthly usage from electricity, food, right til entertainment. After that, put the rest of the paycheck that you are about to receive into savings account for it to accumulate. This is for budgeting purposes and if you felt that you are using more than you earn, it is time to consider cutting on some of the expenses. The money put into savings account wi...

Flowers for home decoration?

Well, in my planning for the new house renovation, my family and I were talking about setting up lightings like those that we see on AVATAR....if you remember the 3D movie that somehow earn a lot of money for the beautiful scenery. Anyway, I went to look for some people who are good at these and they told me it would actually cost me quite a fortune. I wouldn't want myself to be financially tight down due to these. Instead, I am planning to look for beautiful artificial flowers that could help set a greenish environment, something that I love after watching Avatar. The lightings that would be needed will then be much cheaper. These artificial flowers will be long lasting, beautiful and I plan to look for those that could give an elegant outlook. After some discussion, the idea of buying artificial plants come into mind as my mother was telling us it would have been better to set up some lightings around these artificial plants instead. It will cost much lesser and the house could...