KLCI slips further at lunch break, glove stocks weigh

KUALA LUMPUR: The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) ended the morning session sharply lower by 1.73 per cent as the market bellwether was weighed down by losses mainly in glove stocks.

At lunch break, the key index retreated 27.76 points to 1,581.43 from Tuesday’s close of 1,609.19.