Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session on a low note on Friday (March 24), due to the lack of market-moving catalysts.
At lunch break, the benchmark FBM KLCI had declined 8.72 points to 1,402.26, from Thursday’s close at 1,410.98.
The market bellwether, which opened 0.15 of a point higher at 1,411.13, moved between 1,402.04 and 1,411.67 throughout the morning session.
On the broader market, losers led gainers 428 to 287, while 411 counters were unchanged, 1,147 untraded, and 11 others suspended.