KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia remained in the red at mid-afternoon, as selling activities that emerged in selected consumer products and financial services counters put further pressure on the local index.
At 3pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI fell 19.56 points to 1,585.19 after opening 8.96 points weaker at 1,595.79.
On the broader market, losers outpaced gainers 687 to 432, while 448 counters were unchanged, 603 untraded and 28 suspended.
Total volume stood at 6.79 billion shares worth RM2.78 billion.
Among the heavyweights, Maybank slipped 22 sen to RM8.01, Public Bank declined 66 sen to RM18.40 and Top Glove erased 12 sen to RM6.89.
Tenaga Nasional Bhd, meanwhile, added eight sen to RM11.34, and Petronas Chemicals rose three sen to RM6.78. – Bernama, November 19, 2020
