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Bursa Malaysia closes week in the red, down 1.31%

The benchmark index finished 21.86 points lower at 1,652.49 points

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 18 Dec 2020 5:41PM

Bursa Malaysia closes week in the red, down 1.31%
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI closed the week in the red, falling 1.31%, weighed down by the financial services sector. – Twitter pic, December 18, 2020

KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia ended the week in the red, succumbing to selling pressure in heavyweight counters. The fall was led by the financial services sector amid an ongoing consolidation after the recent rally, dealers said.

The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) finished 21.86 points or 1.31% lower at 1,652.49 compared with Thursday's close of 1,674.35.

It opened 2.49 points better at 1,676.84 and moved between 1,644.80 and 1,678.11 throughout the day.

On the broader market, losers trounced gainers 864 to 378, while 454 counters were unchanged, 471 untraded, and 47 others suspended.

Total volume decreased to 8.06 billion shares worth RM4.39 billion from 9.24 billion shares valued at RM4.33 billion on Thursday. – Bernama, December 18, 2020

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