Bursa Malaysia remained in negative territory at midday on Thursday, with the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) falling 5.63 points or 0.32% to 1,735.98 as at 12.30pm.
The index opened at 1,742.79 before moving between an intraday high of 1,742.79 and a low of 1,733.21, extending its losses from the morning session.
The broader market was also weaker, with the FBM70 declining 47.21 points or 0.26% to 18,388.60, while the FBMEMAS fell 41.29 points or 0.32% to 12,877.41. The F4GBM dropped 3.63 points or 0.35% to 1,044.62 while the FBMSHA slipped 49.31 points or 0.39% to 12,721.57.
KeyAsic remained the most actively traded counter, with 1.05 billion shares changing hands. Its shares gained three sen to 6.5 sen. Ekovest rose 0.5 sen to 20.5 sen while Oppstar added three sen to 71.5 sen.
Nestle remained among the top gainers, rising RM1.40 to RM104.30, followed by Malaysian Pacific Industries which gained 52 sen to RM48.02.
HLBank led the decliners, falling 34 sen to RM22.36, while United Plantations shed 28 sen to RM33.32.
