The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) lost 0.654 per cent at midday today as global sentiment continued to be gripped by worries over the possible downgrade warning on 15 euro nations by Standard & Poor's, dealers said.
At midday, the key index stood at 1,480.20, after opening 5.14 points lower at 1,484.81.
The major losers were led by Kuala Lumpur Kepong, Bousted Holdings-OS, Nestle, Batu Kawan, Hong Leong Bank, Aeon, CIMB and Proton.
The Finance Index plunged 108.021 points to 13,170.68, the Plantation Index declined 33.82 points to 7,843.26 and the Industrial Index slid 18.42 points to 2,676.6. The FBM Emas Index shed 60.551 points to 10,120.64, the FBM Mid 70 Index dipped 48.25 points to 11,002.27 and the FBM Ace added 25.04 points to 4,233.96.
Losers outstripped gainers 404 to 199 with 268 counters unchanged and 612 others untraded. A total of 1.355 billion shares worth RM617.752 million were traded.
Among active stocks, 1 Utopia added 2.0 sen to 12 sen, Sanichi gained half-a-sen to 20.5 sen, Proton-CG dropped 3.0 sen to 34 sen while Wijaya Baru-WA went up 6.5 sen to 30 sen.
For the heavyweights, Maybank eased 9.0 sen to RM8.20, Sime Darby lost 8.0 sen to RM8.90, CIMB lost 13 sen to RM7.08 while Petronas Chemicals added 1.0 sen to RM6.18. -- Bernama
At midday, the key index stood at 1,480.20, after opening 5.14 points lower at 1,484.81.
The major losers were led by Kuala Lumpur Kepong, Bousted Holdings-OS, Nestle, Batu Kawan, Hong Leong Bank, Aeon, CIMB and Proton.
The Finance Index plunged 108.021 points to 13,170.68, the Plantation Index declined 33.82 points to 7,843.26 and the Industrial Index slid 18.42 points to 2,676.6. The FBM Emas Index shed 60.551 points to 10,120.64, the FBM Mid 70 Index dipped 48.25 points to 11,002.27 and the FBM Ace added 25.04 points to 4,233.96.
Losers outstripped gainers 404 to 199 with 268 counters unchanged and 612 others untraded. A total of 1.355 billion shares worth RM617.752 million were traded.
Among active stocks, 1 Utopia added 2.0 sen to 12 sen, Sanichi gained half-a-sen to 20.5 sen, Proton-CG dropped 3.0 sen to 34 sen while Wijaya Baru-WA went up 6.5 sen to 30 sen.
For the heavyweights, Maybank eased 9.0 sen to RM8.20, Sime Darby lost 8.0 sen to RM8.90, CIMB lost 13 sen to RM7.08 while Petronas Chemicals added 1.0 sen to RM6.18. -- Bernama
