KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Shares on Bursa Malaysia turned lower at mid-morning today with investors becoming cautious over external uncertainties, dealers said.

At 11.01 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 3.1 points to 1,804.37. HwangDBS Vickers Research said investors are tracking the Bank of England and European Central Bank's policy meetings scheduled for Nov 7, when both are expected to announce decisions on interest rates.

"Investors are also awaiting the US third quarter gross domestic product data due tomorrow and the crucial non-farm payroll data on Friday," it said in a note. On the scoreboard, the Finance Index slipped 9.971 points to 16,687.29, the Industrial Index dipped 4.91 points to 3,119.58, and the Plantation Index dipped 43.95 points to 8,590.17.

The FBM Emas Index eased 21.87 points to 12,549.43 and the FBMT100 declined 19.93 points to 12,274.87, while the FBM Mid 70 Index fell 18.43 points to 14,269.73 and the FBM Ace Index was 42.94 points higher at 5,845.19.

Losers edged gainers by 339 to 240, with 304 counters unchanged, 707 untraded and 20 others suspended.

Turnover stood at 1.04 billion shares worth RM718.94 million.

Among actives, debutants Barakah Offshore and Karex added 47.5 sen and 53 sen each to RM1.01 and RM2.38 respectively.

Hubline and Talam Transform lost half-a-sen each to five sen and seven sen respectively, while Takaso Resources eased one sen to 24.5 sen.

As for the heavyweights, Maybank added one sen to RM9.88, while CIMB and Petronas Chemicals were unchanged at RM7.54 and RM7.08.Axiata lost two sen to RM6.86 and Sime Darby slid one sen to RM9.50. — Bernama