KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia snapped its strong showing over the past two days to end in the red today, weighed by profit-taking in heavyweights led by the financial services sector.
The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI finished 7.06 points lower at 1,674.35, compared with yesterday’s close of 1,681.41.
It opened 2.86 points better at 1,684.27, and moved between 1,669.69 and 1,684.30 throughout the day.
On the broader market, losers thumped gainers 790 to 445, while 454 counters were unchanged, 454 untraded and 45 suspended.
Total volume decreased to 9.24 billion shares worth RM4.33 billion, from 11.22 billion shares valued at RM5.21 billion yesterday. – Bernama, December 17, 2020
