KLCI under pressure, slips more than 5 points

KUALA LUMPUR: Selling pressure on the FBM KLCI stocks in early Tuesday trade sent the 30-stock index down more than five points, dragged down by plantations, Petronas Gas, Axiata and Genting Bhd.

At 9.30am, the KLCI was down 5.52 points or 0.3% to 1,854.06 with most of the top losers being index-linked counters.