KLCI ends morning session lower

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI ended Thursday's morning session lower as stocks slipped into profit-taking correction mode following an overnight decline on Wall Street.

Nikkei 225 fell 1.38% to 19,473.41

Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose 0.14% to 24,561.82

Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 0.33% to 3,672.75

Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index fell 0.76% to 9,594.30

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Index fell 0.79% to 2,026.77

Straits Times Index STI rose 0.34% to 3,430.78

Crude oil (WTI) rose US$1.61 to US$50.82 and Brent US$1.37 to US$57.85.

Spot gold rose US$4.40 to US$1,199.87.

The ringgit weakened against the dollar at 3.6765 from 3.6660 the previous close.

Crude palm oil rose RM20 to RM2,187