Malaysia’s blue chips down nearly 14pts in early trade

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's blue chips fell in early Tuesday trade, extending the decline from the previous day, triggered by weak regional markets and continued selling by foreign funds.

At 9.04am, the FBM KLCI was down 13.63 points to 1,724.56. Turnover was 44.57 million shares valued at RM60.47mil. There were 163 decliners versus 47 gainers.