Last close (March 7): 635.66 points, off 11.14 points from a week ago. Week’s high: 649.58 points; Week’s low: 633.60 points.
The KLSE Composite Index (CI) fell to its lowest level in eight weeks on Friday following US President George W. Bush’s speech declaring that America would disarm Iraqi President Saddam Hussein of his weapons of mass destruction with or without United Nations’ support. Prospects of war dampened sentiment and the limited buying support from local funds allowed some of the main index-linked stocks to slip lower.