Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session lower on Monday, in line with most regional peers, weighed down by rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 6.46 points to 1,544.58 from Friday’s close of 1,551.04.
The benchmark index opened 5.59 points lower at 1,545.45 and moved between 1,542.97 and 1,548.34 throughout the session.
Market breadth was negative with decliners outpacing advancers 943 to 180, while 303 counters were unchanged, 926 untraded and 11 others suspended.
Turnover amounted to 2.7 billion units worth RM1.64 billion.
