KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI tumbled 1.5% after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the dissolution of parliament on Monday to make way for the 15th general election (GE).
The market barometer lost 20.81 points, or 1.48% to 1,385.19 at midday, with 26 of the KLCI component stocks in the red.
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