Bursa Malaysia finished the morning trading session lower, as worries over the global economic outlook weighed on Asian markets, dealers said.
At 12.30pm on Friday, the FBM KLCI had dropped 4.26 points to 1,455.81, from 1,460.07 at Thursday’s close.
The key index, which opened 0.53 of a point easier at 1,459.54, moved between 1,454.70 and 1,460.23 during the morning session.
The broader market was negative, with decliners surpassing advancers 437 to 286, while 423 counters were unchanged, 1,177 untraded, and seven others suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.45 billion units worth RM893.84 million.
