PETALING JAYA: The local bourse kicked off the new year on a weaker note, dragged down by steep declines among blue-chip stocks with some investors booking quick profits following a sharp run-up towards the end of 2013.
Regional markets were mixed on the first trading day of the year. Thailand’s SET Index dived 5.2% yesterday to 1,230.77 points on domestic political worries, but stocks were higher by 1.2% in Indonesia and little changed in Hong Kong.
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