Bursa slips at mid-morning as decliners outnumber gainers
The FBM KLCI was down 0.96 points at 11 am, with turnover reaching RM998.32 million.
Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark stood at 1,617.05 at 11 am on Oct 13, down 0.96 points amid modest profit-taking in some heavyweight stocks, according to Bernama. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) had closed at 1,618.01 on Monday.
Trading volume reached 1.52 billion shares, valued at RM998.32 million. Losing counters numbered 752, compared with 246 gainers; 354 were unchanged. A further 1,474 counters had not traded, while 21 were suspended.
Banking heavyweights advanced, with CIMB at RM7.41 after an 11 sen gain. Maybank rose five sen, reaching RM10, while Public Bank finished the session’s snapshot at RM4.69, up three sen. Tenaga Nasional was 10 sen lower at RM12.94.
Hong Leong Industries topped the gainers, rising 36 sen and reaching RM16.44. Malaysian Pacific recorded the largest decline, falling RM1.90 and trading at RM41.12. Nestle was down 88 sen at RM90.22, while UMS Integration lost 58 sen, reaching RM8.32.
Broader indices also fell. The FBM Mid 70 Index stood at 17,275.48 after losing 206.68 points, while the FBM ACE Index was at 5,455.23, down 105.47 points.
Financial services moved against the weaker sector trend: its index rose 132.72 points, reaching 18,726.86. The Energy Index was down 2.44 points at 831.72, while the Plantation Index fell 24.59 points and stood at 8,787.31.
