Wednesday, 09 Jun 2021 06:28 PM MYT
A general view inside the RHB Centre stock market in Kuala Lumpur March 2, 2020. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Bursa Malaysia gave up modest gains in early trade to end at its intra-day low today, weighed by profit-taking in selected heavyweights led by financial services and plantation counters.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 6.48 points to 1,581.48 from yesterday’s close of 1,587.96.
The index opened 1.55 points better at 1,589.51 today and moved between 1,581.48 and 1,590.77 throughout the session.
Market breadth was negative with losers outpacing gainers 640 to 367, while 464 counters were unchanged, 677 untraded, and 21 others suspended.