The stock market movement saw a nearly balanced market breadth, with losers edging gainers by just two counters in a mixed trading session as turnover picked up.
Decliners stood at 548 against 546 gainers, while 598 counters were unchanged, 1,107 were untraded and 25 suspended.
Malayan Cement Bhd recorded the biggest decline, falling 51 sen to RM5.52. Hong Leong Industries Bhd shed 34 sen to RM17.06, followed by Petronas Gas Bhd, which declined 26 sen to RM17.44.
KPJ Healthcare Bhd lost 11 sen to RM2.61, while Mentiga Corp Bhd fell 10 sen to 57.5 sen.
Among the day’s gainers, United Plantations Bhd led the pack, advancing RM1.10 to RM33.30.
Nestlé (M) Bhd gained 26 sen to RM94.16, while Solarvest Holdings Bhd rose 25 sen to RM3.55. ViTrox Corp Bhd added 24 sen to RM9.28, while SAM Engineering & Equipment (M) Bhd climbed 23 sen to RM4.57.
Despite the mixed trade, trading activity strengthened, with turnover rising to 4.13 billion units worth RM3.14 billion from 3.6 billion units valued at RM2.45 billion on Sept 7.
The near-even split between gainers and losers reflected cautious, mixed trading, even as overall market participation improved.
