KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower today, with the benchmark index declining 0.5 per cent, weighed down by selected heavyweights led by Press Metal, IHH Healthcare, and Tenaga Nasional. Press Metal shed 16 sen to RM4.87, IHH Healthcare dipped 14 sen to RM6.75, and TNB slipped 18 sen to RM13.58. These stocks resulted in a 6.12-point decline in the benchmark index. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slid 7.61 points to 1,518.91 versus Wednesday’s close of 1,526.52. The benchmark index opened 9.22 points lower at 1,517.30 and fluctuated between 1,512.32 and 1,524.41 throughout the day. In the broader market, losers thumped gainers 548 to 357, while 448 counters were unchanged, 994 untraded and eight suspended. Turnover rose to 2.51 billion units valued at RM1.81 billion against Wednesday’s 2.37 billion units valued at RM2.03 billion. ...
KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): The FBM KLCI gained 15.76 points or 0.9% as bargain hunting extended the index's recovery following recent substantial losses. At 5pm today, the KLCI closed at 1,756.38 points.
The KLCI extended its recovery today after yesterday's (Thursday) 21.34-point rise to 1,740.62 points. On Wednesday, the index fell 56.56 points to 1,719.28 points.
Today, TA Securities Holdings Bhd senior analyst Stephen Soo told theedgemarkets.com: "The follow-through from yesterday looks quite strong."
Across Bursa Malaysia today, trading volume stood at 2.88 billion shares valued at RM2.79 billion. Today's trading volume and value were down from yesterday's hefty 4.61 billion shares valued at a record high of RM9.27 billion.
Today's top gainers included KLCI-linked stocks Malayan Banking Bhd and MISC Bhd.
The most-active stocks included Sapura Energy Bhd and Opcom Holdings Bhd.
Source: The Edge
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