KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Bursa Malaysia continued its downtrend at midday in line with regional markets amid persistent selling pressure and elevated oil prices.
At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) dropped 19.39 points, or 1.19 per cent, to 1,613.96 from Tuesday’s close of 1,633.35.
The benchmark index opened 0.19 of a point firmer at 1,633.54, which was its highest level in the morning session, and fell as low as 1,612.42.
In the broader market, decliners led gainers 580 to 401, with 512 counters unchanged, 1,297 untraded and 13 suspended.
Turnover stood at 2.37 billion units worth RM1.7 billion.
