KUALA LUMPUR: Share prices on Bursa Malaysia remained lower at mid-morning today, driven mostly by continued selling in plantation stocks, dealers said.
At 10.53am, the FBM KLCI eased 4.65 points to 1,532.44, after opening 0.5 of a point higher at 1,537.59.
Losers led gainers 379 to 245 while 310 counters were unchanged, 538untraded and 15 others suspended.
A total of 836.67 million shares worth RM579.93 million were traded. The Finance Index was up 6.33 points to 13,552.64, the Industrial Index earned 0.17 of a point to 2,846.91 while the Plantation Index dropped 34.82points to 8,732.49.
The FBM Emas Index decreased 21.23 points to 10,714.27, the FBM ACE Index shed 5.18 points to 4,512.31 but the FBM Mid 70 Index added 17.57 points to12,382.27.
Among active stocks, Naim Indah Corp advanced one sen to one sen and Mahsing-CE rose 1.5 sen to 2.5 sen. For heavyweights, Maybank lost four sen to RM8.30, while Sime Darby rose increased four sen to RM9.32 and Petronas Chemicals Group was up six sen to RM6.79. -- BERNAMA
At 10.53am, the FBM KLCI eased 4.65 points to 1,532.44, after opening 0.5 of a point higher at 1,537.59.
Losers led gainers 379 to 245 while 310 counters were unchanged, 538untraded and 15 others suspended.
A total of 836.67 million shares worth RM579.93 million were traded. The Finance Index was up 6.33 points to 13,552.64, the Industrial Index earned 0.17 of a point to 2,846.91 while the Plantation Index dropped 34.82points to 8,732.49.
The FBM Emas Index decreased 21.23 points to 10,714.27, the FBM ACE Index shed 5.18 points to 4,512.31 but the FBM Mid 70 Index added 17.57 points to12,382.27.
Among active stocks, Naim Indah Corp advanced one sen to one sen and Mahsing-CE rose 1.5 sen to 2.5 sen. For heavyweights, Maybank lost four sen to RM8.30, while Sime Darby rose increased four sen to RM9.32 and Petronas Chemicals Group was up six sen to RM6.79. -- BERNAMA
