KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed mixed as last minute selling in selected heavyweights limited gains, dealers said.

At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 2.04 points to 1,741.37 after hovering between 1,736.57 and 1,746.49 throughout the day.

Gainers outpaced losers 571 to 262 while 280 counters were unchanged, 698 untraded and 22 others suspended.

Total volume rose to 1.73 billion units worth RM2.15 billion, from 1.61 billion units worth RM1.81 billion recorded on Monday.

A dealer said that most of the regional bourses were weaker due to the economic uncertainties, including the drop in Thailand’s consumer prices that triggered concerns on its interest rate outlook.

In Singapore, he said investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the release of May manufacturing output after April data showed a decline to the lowest level in more than two years.

Meanwhile, in a filing to Bursa Malaysia today, The Nomad Group announced that its shares will be suspended from 9 am on June 18, 2015.

The company ended today’s trading four sen lower at RM1 with 52,000 shares changing hands.

For heavyweights, Maybank rose 3.0 sen to RM9.14, Axiata advanced one sen to RM6.34, TNB shed two sen to RM13.38 while Public Bank was flat at RM18.54.

Among actives, Frontken earned half-a-sen to 28 sen, KNM Group added 2.5 sen to 56.5 sen, Malakoff improved five sen to RM1.86 and Perisai Petroleum went up four sen to 47.5 sen. -- MORE On the scoreboard, the FBM Emas Index increased 1.35 points to 12,084.37, the FBMT100 Index lost 11.92 points to 11,756.23, the FBM Emas Syariah Index expanded 22.97 points to 12,577.99 and the FBM Ace was 92.50 points better at 6,632.92.

The FBM 70, however, slipped 6.46 points to 13,299.10.

The Finance Index fell 58.32 points to 15,539.04, the Industrial Index perked 7.34 points to 3,187.24 and the Plantation Index garnered 63.01 points to 7,359.21.

Main Market volume increased to 1.18 billion shares worth RM1.99 billion, from 919.39 million shares worth RM1.63 billion recorded on Monday.

Turnover on the ACE Market declined to 377.17 million shares worth RM109.14 million, from 536.67 million shares valued at RM135.06 million previously.

Warrants rose to 166.61 million shares worth RM51.72 million, from 152.15 million shares valued at RM43.33 million yesterday.

Consumer products accounted for 89.42 million shares traded on the Main Market, industrial products (291.91 million), construction (53.72 million), trade and services (534.83 million), technology (36.84 million), infrastructure (16.67 million), SPAC (18.11 million), finance (50.75 million), hotels (369,900), properties (69.16 million), plantations (17.13 million), mining (10,000), REITs (4.81 million), and closed/fund (50,400). — Bernama