KUALA LUMPUR: There is no Christmas cheer for Bursa Malaysia on Christmas eve as the benchmark index closed almost 10 points lower, dragged down by losses in heavyweights.
At closing, the 30-stock index was down 9.95 points, or 0.62% to 1,604.23. The benchmark index opened 0.35 of-a-point weaker at 1,613.83 this morning.
Declining stocks overwhelmed advancers by 414 to 303 while 432 counters closed unchanged. Turnover stood at 1.56 billion shares worth RM1.03bil. Bursa Malaysia will be closed tomorrow for Christmas Day. Trading will resume on Dec 26 (Thursday).
In today’s session, 19 of the KLCI-component stocks were traded lower while six counters advanced while five counters remained unchanged.
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