Consumer stocks lead losers as KLCI slips

KUALA LUMPUR: Consumers stocks were the top losers in late Thursday morning trade while the FBM KLCI continued to lose ground on foreign fund selling as key regional markets fell following the sharp overnight fall on Wall Street.

At 11.16am, the KLCI was down 3.52 points to 1,841.80. Turnover was 797.61 million shares valued at RM482.55mil. Losers beat gainers 500 to 159.