Bursa Malaysia faced volatility in the early session, with 599 stocks recording losses as investors withdrew ahead of a crucial US economic report.
After a promising start, the benchmark FBM KLCI gradually lost momentum, ending the morning down 7.62 points at 1,657.2. The index fluctuated within a range of 1,653.83 to 1,671.83 throughout the session.
Negative sentiment was evident across various sector indices, although the REIT sector managed to remain stable.
The trading volume for the first half of the day reached 1.2 billion shares, with a total value of RM1.3 billion.
