Market breadth was overwhelmingly negative to the tune of 727 to 170, with 330 counters unchanged. Out of the 100 FBM KLCI stocks, only four headed north.
PETALING JAYA: The local stock market ended slightly lower amid mild profit-taking ahead of today’s Budget 2019 announcement.
Moving against the positive trend in regional bourses, the benchmark FBM KLCI yesterday fell 2.35 points, or 0.14%, to close at 1,706.92, off an intra-day low of 1,701.28, in a trade that saw 2.18 billion shares worth RM1.66bil changing hands.
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