KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia extended yesterday’s downtrend to open easier this morning as market sentiment continued to be clouded by a resurgence of Covid-19 cases, as well as lower oil prices, dealers said.
At 9.07am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipped 2.67 points to 1,629.25 after opening 0.63 of-a-point lower at 1,631.55 this morning.
On the broader market, gainers led losers 295 to 165, while 1,256 counters were unchanged, 432 untraded and 38 others suspended.
Volume stood at 1.13 billion units worth RM417.16 million. – Bernama, December 23, 2020
