REVIEW: Bursa Malaysia kicked off the week little changed, with the benchmark FBM Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) easing 0.19 point to 1,206.06 in initial deals amid dearth of fresh catalyst from abroad.
Overnight Dow shed 21.61 points to 9,487.67 on worries about the pace of economic recovery after US non-farm payrolls dropped more than expected in September, thus pushing the unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8% while world crude oil prices sagged 87 cents to US$69.95 a barrel.
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