Bursa struggles but KLCI manages to close above key 1,600


KUALA LUMPUR: Blue chips struggled on Wednesday as profit taking picked up pace on recent gainers and the broader market turned slightly weaker in the absence of strong fund buying support.

At 5pm, the FBM KLCI was down 5.4 points or 0.34% to 1,604.75. Turnover was 14.41 billion shares valued at RM5.08bil. The broader market weakened with 731 losers to 473 gainers and 456 counters unchanged.

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