KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI has recouped some of its earlier losses but finished in the negative territory, in contrast with most Asian markets.
The 30-stock index closed down 3.1 points, or 0.21% at 1,458.93 after moving between its intraday high of 1,460.70 and low of 1,453.37.
Market breadth was negative with 464 counters ending in the red against 358 that closed higher. About 2.92 billion shares, valued at RM1.89bil, changed hands.
Among the losers, BLD Plantation
slid 34 sen to RM10.76, Hong Leong Bank lost 24 sen to RM19.86, Heineken fell 22 sen to RM25.96 and Hong Leong Financial Group eased 20 sen to RM18.58.
Sunmow rose 20 sen to RM1.50, PIE Industrial added 15 sen to RM2.94, Pentamaster gained 13 sen to RM5.53 and MR DIY added 12 sen to RM1.55.
Meanwhile, the ringgit was quoted at 4.5720, up 0.02% against the US dollar.
The local currency was down 0.39% against the euro at 5.0402. It fell 0.18% against the pound sterling at 5.8332 and gained 0.08% against the Singapore dollar at 3.3974.
Among the key regional markets:
Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed up 0.84% to 32,473.65;
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.01% to 19,248.26;
Shanghai Composite Index added 0.31% to 3,254.56;
Taiwan’s Taiex fell 1.4% to 16,634.70;
South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.14% to 2,601.56 and;
Singapore’s Straits Times Index rose 0.25% to 3,322.21 points.
