KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 ― Bursa Malaysia opened lower today on weak buying support as traders took cue from the bearish performance of its Asian peers.
At 9.03am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 0.04 of a point easier at 1,644.37 from yesterday's closing of 1,644.41.
The key index opened 0.19 of a point higher at 1,644.60.
A dealer said Asian shares continued to slide after shares on Wall Street ended little changed from closing lower yesterday on concerns about global growth and sliding commodity-related shares.
On the scoreboards, the FBM Emas Index added 3.41 points to 11,415.98, the FBMT100 Index increased 3.32 points to 11,122.12, the FBM Emas Shariah Index gained 5.85 points to 12,213.66, the FBM 70 improved 16.68 points to 12,656.14 and the FBM Ace rose 7.32 points to 5,862.89.
Sector-wise, the Finance Index improved 7.77 points for 13,858.48, the plantation Index added 0.64 of a point to 7,659.87, while the Industrial Index gained 3.4 points to 3,230.63.
Market breadth was negative with losers leading gainers 67 to 64, 78 counters unchanged, 1,540 untraded and 15 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 40.13 million shares worth RM9.67 million.
Of the heavyweights, Maybank slid one sen each to RM8.58, Petronas Chemicals eased two sen to RM6.92, TNB gained six sen to RM13.26, Public Bank added four sen to RM18.52, while IHH was flat at RM6.52.
Among actives, Cliq Energy warrant added half-a-sen to one sen, iDimension and XOX eased half-a-sen each to seven sen and 18.5 sen respectively, while Berjaya Corporation was flat at 40 sen. ― Bernama
