Wall St woes see KLCI slip below key 1,500

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia fell in early Thursday trade as investor confidence was impacted by the weaker overnight close on Wall Street following worries about fresh Covid-19 coronavirus cases but glove makers were among the top gainers again.

At 9.17am, the FBM KLCI was down 4.82 points or 0.32% to 1,497.81. Turnover was 591.81 million shares valued at RM253.21mil. Decliners beat advancers two to one or 326 losers to 150 gainers while 313 counters were unchanged.