KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia rebounded to close higher on Wednesday on selective buying of defensive stocks after a volatile trading session. IPPFA Sdn Bhd director of investment strategy and country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan said consumer products and services stocks lifted the key index higher, overcoming lingering geopolitical concerns. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 3.08 points to 1,715.56 from yesterday’s close of 1,712.48. The benchmark index, which opened 1.91 points higher at 1,714.39, moved between 1,710.79 and 1,720.59 during the day’s trading. In the broader market, gainers outstripped decliners 550 to 476, while 612 counters were unchanged, 1,129 untraded, and 48 suspended. Turnover rose to 2.96 billion units valued at RM2.48 billion from 2.94 billion units valued at RM2.56 billion on Tuesday.
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| FBM KLCI fell 13.11 points |
US crude futures were trading at US$31.25 per barrel at 0758 GMT, down 1.95% from their last settlement. International Brent futures were down around 1% at US$32.90 a barrel. Both dropped more than 5% in intra-day trading the previous day.
The consequence of the fall in oil prices are obvious given what we have seen in the past few months...the market fall as well.
FBM KLCI dropped by 0.8% or 13.11 points to close at 1,664.17.
Across Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.85% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 1.15%.
Bursa Malaysia saw 1.53 billion shares valued at RM1.51 billion traded. Decliners beat gainers at 601 versus 229.
The top gainers included Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd and PPB Group Bhd.
The leading decliner was Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd.
The most-active stocks included APFT Bhd and KNM Group Bhd.
Among decliners, Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd fell to an intraday low of RM6.69 before closing unchanged at RM6.75.
Today, the ringgit weakened to 4.224 against the US dollar, tracking lower crude oil prices.
The ringgit tracks prices of crude oil as the commodity forms a crucial portion of the Malaysian economy and government revenue.

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