KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended marginally lower on Monday amid selling activity as the market lacked fresh catalysts to spur investors’ buying interest, an analyst said. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 1.60 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 1,670.02, from Friday’s close of 1,671.62. The benchmark index, which opened 0.93 of-a-point higher at 1,672.55, moved between 1,668.61 and 1,674.11 throughout the trading session. Market breadth was negative as losers surpassed gainers 748 to 388, while 517 counters were unchanged, 1,271 untraded and 91 suspended. Turnover slipped to 3.11 billion units worth RM2.40 billion from 4.07 billion units valued at RM2.69 billion on Friday.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 2): The FBM KLCI gained 1.94 points or 0.12% today on the back of better liquidity breadth compared to the sluggish trade last Tuesday, a day before the Federal Territories Day holiday yesterday.
The KLCI settled at 1,673.48 points, driven by climbs by stocks from the plantations, technology, and consumer products sectors.
"The breadth continues to be positive with strong volume, though the region is down. Today, we are catching up with yesterday's game because (Bursa) Malaysia was closed yesterday and the blue chips are the gainers," said Interpacific Research's head of research Pong Teng Siew.
Pong added that actively traded stocks which are strongly positive have also helped the benchmark index play catch up.
Across Bursa, a total of 1.82 billion shares worth RM2.31 billion changed hands. There were 537 gainers versus 315 decliners, while 339 counters closed unchanged.
The top gainer was United Plantations Bhd while British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd led the decliners list. The most actively-traded counter was Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd.
Across Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.22%, while South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.46%; Hong Kong's Hang Seng was also in the red, dropping 0.57%.
The ringgit, meanwhile, strengthened to 4.4250 against the greenback at 5pm.
Reuters reported that Nikkei shares, on average, fell on Thursday to its lowest in more than a week after a stronger yen soured sentiment, while Toyota Motor Corp underperformed after posting weak monthly sales in the US.
In Hong Kong, it said stocks fell, with property counters leading the slide, as investors continued to lock in gains after the US Federal Reserve stuck to its mildly upbeat economic view but gave no hint of when it would next raise interest rates.
Source: The Edge
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