CIMB, MBSB slip after EPF barred from voting

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of CIMB Group and Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) fell in early Thursday trade when they resumed trading after Bursa Malaysia Securities barred the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) was barred from voting in the three-way merger deal with RHB Capital.

At  9.25am, MBSB was down five sen to RM2.55, off the early low of RM2.52. CIMB lost four sen to RM6.37, after sliding to an early low of RM6.27. RHB Capital was unchanged at RM8.52 with no shares done.