KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — Bursa Malaysia extended its yesterday’s loss to open lower today on lack of fresh catalysts following the close of Wall Street market on US Independence Day yesterday.

At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) stood at 1,761.48, down 0.60 of-a-point, from Tuesday’s close of 1,762.08.

The key index opened 0.55 of-a-point easier at 1,761.53.

Dealers said investors were cautious to await the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting due later today which is expected to provide some stimulus to the global market.

On the scoreboard, the FBM Emas Index decreased 5.75 points to 12,582.79, FBM Emas Shariah Index shed 11.02 points to 12,795.72 and the FBMT100 Index fell 6.72 points to 12,221.64.

The FBM 70 eased 18.02 points to 15,029.88. The FBM Ace, however, went up 11.72 points to 6,534.27.

Sector-wise, the Finance Index was 29.11 points lower at 16,737.99, Industrial Index eased 3.42 points to 3,249.05 and the Plantation Index erased 24.87 points to 7,884.53.

The market breadth was positive as gainers led losers 107 to 70 with 181 counters unchanged, 1,425 untraded while 23 others were suspended.

Turnover stood at 54.32 million shares worth RM24.31 million.

Among heavyweights, Maybank rose one sen to RM9.66, Digi increased two sen to RM5.02.

TNB, Public Bank and CIMB were flat at RM14.10, RM20.30 and RM6.51, respectively.

Sime Darby decreased one sen to RM9.50 and Petronas Chemicals fell four sen to RM7.10.

Of the actives, Borneo Oil, Dagang Nexchange and Talam Transform were flat at 11.4 sen, 60.5 sen and 4.5 sen, respectively.

IFCA added half-a-sen to 41 sen while Anzo deducted half-a-sen to 12.5 sen. — Bernama