Bursa slips into negative territory after higher opening
Bursa Malaysia slipped into negative territory on Friday after opening slightly higher, tracking weaker overnight sentiment on Wall Street amid disappointing technology earnings.
At 9.13am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 0.66 of a point, or 0.04%, to 1,610.50 from Thursday’s close of 1,611.16.
The benchmark index had opened 0.70 of a point higher at 1,611.86.
Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 265 to 107, while 265 counters were unchanged, 2,143 remained untraded and 66 were suspended.
Turnover stood at 291.30 million units worth RM95.01 million.
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