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 (Nov 30): Bursa Malaysia recouped early losses to end in the positive territory on Wednesday (Nov 30) as bargain-hunting emerged in selected heavyweights in utilities, consumer products and services, as well as industrial products and services counters. At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 11.84 points to 1,488.8 from Tuesday's closing of 1,476.96. The market bellwether opened 0.74 of-a-point lower at 1,476.22, and moved between 1,464.81 and 1,489.78 throughout the day. Market breadth was positive with gainers leading losers 524 to 468, while 381 counters were unchanged, 917 untraded, and 67 others suspended. Turnover expanded to 4.71 billion units worth RM4.41 billion versus 3.4 billion units worth RM2.47 billion on Tuesday. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice president of equity research Thong Pak Leng said the regional key indices trended mostly higher with strong gains in Hong Kong after Beijing announced multiple measures to ease the strict lo...