By midday, Bursa Malaysia managed to claw back some of its losses, with the FBM KLCI trading down by a slight 0.04%.
At 12:30 pm, the FBM KLCI dipped 0.64 points or 0.04% to reach 1,600.58, while 13 component stocks saw gains.
The market saw a nearly equal balance between winners and losers, with 500 gainers and 509 losers, while 461 remained flat.
Trading volume amounted to 2.6 billion units valued at RM1.6 billion.