KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) on Bursa Malaysia opened lower on profit taking activities.
At 9.10am, the key index was 2.36 points easier at 1,873.44 points, after opening 3.25 points lower at 1,872.55.
Market breadth was positive as advancers outpaced decliners 195 to 84, while 188 counters were unchanged, 1,140 untraded and 11 others were suspended.
Turnover stood at 220.99 million shares worth RM84.393 million.
On the scoreboard, the Finance Index fell 27.58 points to 17,394.18 but the Industrial Index edged up 0.29 of-a-point to 3,211.27 and the Plantation Index rose 16.21 points to 8,958.23.
The FBM Emas Index decreased 10.14 points to 13,108.15, FBMT100 Index depreciated 13.73 points to 12,666.78, the FBM 70 trimmed 7.27 points to 14,400.24 while the FBM Ace firmed 22.54 points to 7,154.2 Heavyweights, Public Bank and Axiata were flat at RM19.82 and RM6.94, respectively.
Maybank and TNB fell four sen each to RM9.94 and RM12.36, respectively, while CIMB shed two sen to RM7 and Sime Darby slid five sen to RM9.51.
Among actives, DGB Asia added 1.5 sen to 12.5 sen while Asia Media Group and Asian Pac edged up half-a-sen each to nine sen and 32 sen, respectively.
R&A Telecommunication Group and Nexgram were flat at 4.5 sen and 13 sen, respectively. — Bernama
