The FBM KLCI slid 9.23 points or 0.57% to 1,585.96, extending its losing streak for a fourth consecutive session.
Key takeaways
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI fell 0.57% to 1,585.96, with a negative market breadth of 799 losers to 318 gainers, while turnover rose to 3.06 billion units worth RM2.56 billion.
- FBM KLCI closed at 1,585.96, down 9.23 points from 1,595.19.
- Market breadth: 799 losers, 318 gainers, 476 unchanged, 1,181 untraded, 13 suspended.
- Turnover increased to 3.06 billion units, RM2.56 billion, up from 2.90 billion units, RM2.33 billion yesterday.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia extended its losing streak for a fourth consecutive session, closing lower on Thursday amid continued broad-based selling that weighed on market sentiment, an analyst said.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slid 9.23 points or 0.57% to 1,585.96 from Wednesday's close of 1,595.19.
The benchmark index opened 3.61 points lower at 1,591.58 and fluctuated between an intraday low of 1,583.66 and a high of 1,592.89 throughout the day.
Market breadth remained negative with losers thumping gainers 799 to 318, while 476 counters were unchanged, 1,181 untraded and 13 suspended.
