Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd (MPI) led Bursa Malaysia’s losers as selling pressure outweighed gains across the broader market, with decliners edging advancers 581 to 533.
MPI fell 40 sen to RM47.26, making it the day’s biggest loser, followed by Petronas Dagangan Bhd and United Plantations Bhd, which each dropped 32 sen to RM19.24 and RM33.88 respectively.
Pentamaster Corp Bhd and UWC Bhd were also among the top decliners, both losing 24 sen to close at RM5.47 and RM6.55.
Pentamaster saw particularly heavy activity, with 24.26 million shares traded.
On the positive side, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd topped the gainers, surging RM1.30 to RM22.90. Stratus Global Holdings Bhd rose 58 sen to RM2.88, while Tong Herr Resources Bhd added 49 sen to RM2.39.
Allianz Malaysia Bhd gained 44 sen to RM21.52, while YTL Power International Bhd advanced 32 sen to RM4.69 on strong trading interest.
Overall market breadth remained slightly negative, with 607 counters unchanged, 1,052 untraded and 21 suspended.
Turnover increased to 3.55 billion units worth RM3.47 billion from 3.24 billion units valued at RM2.9 billion on Aug 6, pointing to heavier trading activity despite the softer broader-market tone.
