KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia’s key index snapped a four-day winning streak to close lower today, following profit-taking in selected heavyweight stocks and tracking regional and Wall Street losses.

At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 4.02 points, or 0.24%, to 1,623.70 from yesterday’s close of 1,627.72.

The benchmark index, which opened 2.62 points lower at 1,625.10, moved between 1,617.14 and 1,625.61 throughout the session.

On the broader market, decliners outnumbered gainers 852 to 294, while 485 counters were unchanged, 1,212 untraded and 9 suspended.