Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session on a negative note on Tuesday (May 9), weighed down by profit-taking for most heavyweight counters.
At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI had slid 4.19 points to 1,429.55, from Monday’s close at 1,433.74.
The benchmark index opened 2.16 points weaker at 1,431.58, and moved between 1,428.52 and 1,432.75 throughout the morning session.
Market breadth was also negative, with decliners outpacing gainers 546 to 203, while 366 counters were unchanged, 1,127 untraded, and 21 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.78 billion units worth RM887.73 million.
