KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 ― Bursa Malaysia stayed in negative territory at mid-morning on persistent selling in selected heavyweights, led by healthcare and financial services counters, in line with the weaker regional market performance.
At 11.01am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 3.81 points to 1,392.08 from 1,395.89 at yesterday’s close.
The key index opened 2.33 points lower at 1,393.56 this morning.
In the broader market, decliners surpassed advancers 354 to 258, while 331 counters were unchanged, 1,302 untraded and 27 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 867.08 million units worth RM468.15 million.
Among the heavyweights, CIMB increased three sen to RM5.19, Tenaga Nasional rose one sen to RM9.11, Maybank eased four sen to RM8.71, Public Bank slid three sen to RM3.91, and IHH Healthcare lost eight sen to RM5.80.
Of the actives, MyEG rose half-a-sen to 74.5 sen, G Capital perked five sen to 50.5 sen, Sarawak Consolidated and Tanco gave up one sen each to 46 sen and 51 sen, respectively, and BTM Resources was flat at nine sen.
On the index board, the FBM Emas Index shaved 22.07 points to 10,250.48, the FBMT 100 Index declined 23.57 points to 9,950.73, the FBM Emas Shariah Index dropped 15.46 points to 10,519.42, and the FBM 70 Index shrank 16.45 points to 13,515.18, but the FBM ACE Index strengthened 11.02 points to 5,126.60.
Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index trimmed 35.93 points to 15,482.15, the Industrial Products and Services Index was 0.15 point lower at 158.75 and the Energy Index erased 0.33 point to 787.81.
However, the Plantation Index expanded 17.31 points to 6,844.79. ― Bernama
