KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed lower on Friday amid mixed regional market performance as investors turned cautious over a possible rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and upcoming US economic data that may influence the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate decision next week. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) pared most earlier losses to settle 4.55 points easier, or 0.28 per cent, to 1,616.52 from Thursday’s close of 1,621.07. The benchmark index, which opened 0.37 of-a-point lower at 1,620.70, moved between 1,609.67 and 1,621.25 throughout the day. The broader market was negative, with decliners outpacing advancers 604 to 439. A total of 550 counters were unchanged, 1,151 untraded, and 18 suspended. Turnover declined to 3.17 billion units worth RM2.24 billion from 4.48 billion units worth RM2.75 billion yesterday. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-presiden...
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): The FBM KLCI rose 1.29 points or 0.1% after volatile trade mainly on late buying of index-linked Petronas Dagangan Bhd shares. The KLCI rose as Asian shares fell.
At Bursa Malaysia, the KLCI closed at 1,771.90 points after reaching its intraday high and low at 1,772.59 and 1,768.05 points respectively. Petronas Dagangan shares climbed 28 sen to RM24.02 to become Bursa Malaysia's second-largest gainer.
Across Bursa Malaysia, 1.75 billion shares valued at RM1.746 billion were traded. There were 429 decliners and 336 gainers.
“The increased buying support in the local telco heavyweights, positive sentiment on Wall Street as well as the increase in crude oil prices also contributed to the index’s (KLCI) performance today,” Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd analyst Kenneth Leong told theedgemarkets.com
Asian shares declined. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.25%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng declined 0.28% while South Korea’s Kospi closed 1.68% lower.
Reuters reported that world stock markets fell on Thursday, led by a tumble in tech shares as investors locked in recent gains after Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average broke the 22,000 barrier for the first time in its 121-year history.
It was reported that Japan's Nikkei share average fell as investors engaged in profit taking of tech shares which rallied the previous day on Apple's strong quarterly earnings.
Source: The Edge
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