WIDESPREAD profit-taking pulled share prices on the KLSE lower yesterday, resulting in a 6.8-point or 0.9% fall in the benchmark Composite Index (CI) to 712.9. The selling extended from blue chips to lower liners and speculative counters.
A lack of major news developments on the local front, coupled with the overnight falls on Wall Street, also undermined market sentiments, dealers and analysts said.
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