KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Share prices were traded marginally lower on lacklustre buying sentiment for blue chips and selected heavyweights, dealers said.
At 9.06 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was down 0.16 of a point to 1,769.93 after opening 2.35 points lower at 1,767.74.
Gainers led losers 165 to 61 while 132 counters were unchanged, 1,383 untraded and 15 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 134.85 million shares worth RM43.57 million.
The FBM Emas Index rose 4.73 points to 12,186.84, FBMT100 Index advanced 1.03 points to 11,889.99, FBM Ace garnered 60.03 points to 6,297.58, FBM Emas Syariah Index added 0.98 of a point to 12,683.29 and the FBM 70 inched up 9.08 points to 13,225.65.
Sector-wise, the Finance Index was up 2.98 points to 15,606.33 but the Plantation Index erased 23.32 points to 7,815 and the Industrial Index slipped 16.1 points to 3,220.04.
Among heavyweights, TNB rose 28 sen to RM14.78, Public Bank added 14 sen to RM17.88 while Maybank and Axiata fell one sen each to RM8.86 and RM7.04, respectively.
Of actives, The Media Shoppe, Ingenuity and Sumatec perked half-a-sen each to 6.5 sen, six sen and 23 sen, respectively. — Bernama
