Bursa Malaysia’s main index ended the week on a negative note on Friday (March 31), after failing to sustain earlier session gains, as investors booked profit following the recent advance.
At 5pm, the FBM KLCI had lost 2.02 points to 1,422.59, from Thursday’s close at 1,424.61.
The main index, which opened 0.18 of a point higher at 1,424.79, oscillated between an intraday low of 1,421.36 and an intraday high of 1,429.48.
Market breadth remained positive, as gainers beat decliners 439 to 407, while 427 counters were unchanged, 1,003 untraded, and 73 others suspended.
Turnover narrowed to 3.27 billion units worth RM1.76 billion, versus Thursday’s 3.31 billion units worth RM1.63 billion.
