KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia and the ringgit went on divergent paths at midday on Monday as the FBM KLCI was dragged down by Hong Leong Bank and Petronas Gas while the local unit surged to the highest since late March 2019.
At midday, the KLCI was down 3.04 points or 0.19% to 1,588.42. Turnover was 1.54 billion shares valued at RM681.76mil. There were 375 gainers, 334 losers and 380 counters unchanged.
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