At 10.01am, the FBM KLCI was down 11.40 points at 1,615.61.
Market breadth was tepid with 551 losers and 311 gainers, while 354 counters traded unchanged. Trading volume was 1.73 billion shares valued at RM840.78 million.
The top losers included Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd, Heineken Malaysia Bhd, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK), Euro Holdings Bhd, PPB Group Bhd, Hong Leong Bank Bhd (HLB), Asia File Corp Bhd, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) and Hong Leong Capital Bhd.
The actively traded stocks included Pegasus Heights Bhd, XOX Bhd, PNE PCB Bhd, Kanger International Bhd and AT Systematization Bhd.
The gainers included Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd, Kobay Technology Bhd, JF Technology Bhd, PMB Technology Bhd, UWC Bhd, Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd and G3 Global Bhd.