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Market Daily Report: Bursa Malaysia Bucks Regional Trend, CI Down 0.45 Pct On Mild Profit-taking

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Tuesday, with the key index slipping 0.45 per cent amid a lack of catalysts and mild profit-taking following recent gains, in contrast with regional markets.   At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) declined 7.97 points to 1,672.35 from Monday’s close of 1,680.32. The benchmark index started the day 1.91 points lower at 1,678.41 and moved between 1,667.82 and 1,679.26 throughout the day.  On the broader market, gainers beat losers by 624 to 506, while some 531 counters were unchanged, 988 untraded, and 11 suspended. Turnover improved to 2.66 billion units worth RM2.76 billion against Monday’s 2.53 billion units worth RM2.40 billion. 

Credit Card - Friend or Foe (Part 4)

This post continue from the past 3 post about the credit card:- Credit Card - Friend or Foe (Part 1) Credit Card - Friend or Foe (Part 2) Credit Card - Friend or Foe (Part 3) While part 1 and part 2 mentioned mostly on the pros of the credit card, part 3 talks about the con of using credit card in which I will talk about it in this part. Aside from high interest and a lot of hidden charges, swiping credit card actually give one the false sense of affordability when it comes to buying "wants" products rather than than the necessities. What are the things that we can consider as "wants"? These are the things like the hot gadgets that just released to the market, like the Apple iPhone and iPad, the latest Samsung S4 and many more. These "wants" products are usually not cheap, especially in Malaysia which can cost almost a month of salary, but there is one feature in credit card, in which I mentioned in Part 2 as the pros, if used wisely - the easy ...