KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI fell sharply in early morning trade as the coronovirus outbreak continued to spread and expectations rose that it would trigger an economic slowdown in China.
At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI dropped 9.48 points to 1,545.01. Trading volume was 1.43 billion shares valued at RM863.12mil. There were 540 decliners, 224 gainers and 296 counters unchanged.
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