Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session lower on Wednesday, in tandem with its regional peers, following overnight mixed sentiment from Wall Street, dealers said.
At lunch break, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 1.44 points to 1.442.69 from Tuesday’s closing of 1,444.13.
The index, which opened 0.9 of a point easier to 1,443.23, moved between 1,441.06 and 1,443.94 during the session.
On the broader market, decliners trumped gainers 530 to 201, while 412 counters were unchanged, 1,207 untraded and 10 suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.79 billion units worth RM922.17 million.
