KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 ― Bursa Malaysia remained in the red at mid-afternoon, weighed down by the negative performance in selected counters, led by financial services and plantation.

At 3.10pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) decreased 16.13 points to 1,444.25 compared to yesterday's close of 1,460.38.

The key index opened 2.74 points lower at 1,457.64.

On the broader market, decliners trumped gainers 494 to 284, while 384 counters were unchanged, 1,142 untraded and 13 others suspended.

Turnover stood at 2.02 billion units valued at RM900.89 million.

Of the heavyweights, Maybank and Public Bank were lower by 5.0 sen each at RM8.54 and RM4.42 respectively.

Sime Darby Plantation and IOI Corporation fell 10 sen each to RM4.30 and RM3.98 respectively, while Kuala Lumpur Kepong lost 78 sen to RM20.90.

Among the actives, KNM slid 3.5 sen to 5.0 sen, Advance Synergy and Bina Puri eased half-a-sen each to 7.5 sen and 3.0 sen respectively, while Borneo Oil was unchanged at 2.0 sen and Tanco rose 3.5 sen to 41 sen.

On the index board, the FBM Emas Index slipped 96.64 points to 10,254.20, the FBM 70 weakened 77.25 points to 12,189.48 and the FBMT 100 Index dropped 100.31 points to 9,989.62.

The FBM Emas Shariah Index lost 102.47 points to 10,308.64 and the FBM ACE declined by 15.03 points to 4,843.90.

Sector-wise, the Energy Index was 3.44 points easier at 695.06 and the Industrial Products and Services Index edged down 1.48 points to 174.32.

The Plantation Index plunged 111.62 points to 6,768.30 and the Financial Services Index dipped 139.23 points to 16,327.44. ― Bernama