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.
In a surprisingly civil vice presidential debate held on Tuesday, Democratic nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Republican nominee US Senator JD Vance clashed over key policy issues while largely maintaining a cordial demeanor. This debate comes amid an increasingly contentious election campaign marked by inflammatory rhetoric and two assassination attempts. Despite their history of sharp attacks on each other during the campaign, the two rivals reserved their criticisms for their respective running mates: Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican President Donald Trump . The most intense moment of the debate occurred towards the end, when Vance, who previously stated he would not have voted to certify the results of the 2020 election, avoided addressing whether he would challenge this year's vote if Trump were to lose. In response, Walz pointed out that Trump’s false claims of voter fraud incited the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. “He is still ...