KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 ― Share prices on Bursa Malaysia turned easier at mid-morning in range bound trading, with the barometer FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) weighed down by profit-taking in selected heavyweights led by Axiata and Hong Leong Bank, dealers said.
At 11.03am, the FBM KLCI was 1.93 points easier at 1,753.39, after opening 3.8 points higher at 1,759.12 from Friday's close of 1,755.32.
On the broader market, losers led gainers 361 to 302 with 358 counters unchanged, 839 untraded and 35 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.18 billion shares worth RM573.08 million.
Of the heavyweights, Axiata fell 12 sen to RM5.15, Hong Leong Bank declined 10 sen to RM15.92, Maybank rose one sen to RM9.52, Tenaga added two sen to RM14.22, Sime Darby inched up three sen to RM9.08, while Public Bank fell six sen to RM20.44.
Among active counters, Vivocom and Apft gained half-a-sen to 15 sen and 3.5 sen, respectively, Iskandar Waterfront rose 17 sen to RM1.45 while Hibiscus Petroleum was 1.5 sen better at 75.5 sen.
The FBM Emas Index eased 1.01 points to 12,578.68 and the FBM Emas Shariah Index was down 0.10 of-a-point to 12,877.08.
The FBM 70 added 51.61 points to 15,294.45 and the FBM Ace jumped 82.26 points to 7,005.00 and the FBMT 100 Index inched up 0.33 of-a-point to 12,225.55.
Sector-wise, the Plantation Index declined 0.77 of-a-point to 7,982.18, the Industrial Index put on 7.50 points to 3,223.12, but the Finance Index was 20.61 points lower at 16,500.01. ― Bernama
