KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 ―The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) turned slightly lower at mid-morning due to a lack of buying catalysts amid heightened cautious sentiment.
At 11am, the benchmark FBM KLCI fell 2.05 points to 1,472.33 from yesterday's closing of 1,474.38. The index opened 2.15 points higher at 1,476.53.
However, on the broader market, gainers surpassed decliners 363 versus 319, while 338 counters were unchanged, 1,242 untraded and 10 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.18 billion units worth RM598.91 million.
Among the heavyweights, Maybank added one sen to RM8.71, Public Bank stayed flat at RM4.40, and Petronas Chemicals gained four sen to RM8.52, while CIMB and TNB were unchanged at RM5.74 and RM9.20, respectively.
Of the actives, ITMAX jumped 32 sen to RM1.39, SNS increased two sen to 24.5 sen, Advance Synergy and Velesto stayed flat at 18 sen and 15.5 sen, respectively, and PT Resources rose one sen to 53 sen.
On the index board, the FBM Emas Index advanced 0.68 of-a-point to 10,587.20, the FBMT 100 Index ticked up 0.86 of-a-point to 10,289.40, and the FBM Emas Shariah Index weakened 4.23 points to 10,728.92.
The FBM 70 edged up 61.91 points to 12,980.18, and the FBM ACE increased 18.41 points to 5,512.05.
Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index was 13.37 points higher at 16,553.20, the Plantation Index contracted 42.61 points at 6,709.88, the Industrial Products and Services Index decreased 0.14 of-a-point to 181.29, and the Energy Index rose 8.26 points to 786.72. ― Bernama
