KUALA LUMPUR: Public Bank, Maybank, IHH Healthcare and Sime Plantations dragged the FBM KLCI into the red at the close on Friday on rising Covid-19 cases and weaker commodity prices.
At 5pm, the KLCI was down 8.7 points or 0.53% to 1,627.01. Turnover was 5.85 billion shares valued at RM4.06bil. The broader market was mixed with 512 gainers, 571 losers and 480 counters unchanged.
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