KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): The FBM KLCI ended almost 1% lower today on continued profit taking, as sentiment remained jittery on concern over the resurgence of Covid-19 cases.
The benchmark index stayed in negative territory throughout the trading session. It closed 0.97% or 15.97 points down at 1,631.92 after hitting an intra-day low of 1,625.39.
TA Securities Holdings Bhd senior technical analyst Stephen Soo told theedgemarkets.com that worries over a new strain of Covid-19 in Europe affected market sentiment.
He added that the downtrend was also due to profit taking in recovery play on technology, banking and tourism-related stocks.
On the broader market, 1,046 counters finished lower versus 251 gainers, while 395 others were unchanged.