KUALA LUMPUR: Investors in all Asian markets suffered losses on Wednesday as the overnight fall on Wall Street battered sentiment including Bursa Malaysia where the FBM KLCI fell below the key 1,500 level.
At 12.30pm, the KLCI was down 23.61 points or 1.55% to 1,495.71 – the lowest since June 29. Turnover was 4.62 billion shares valued at RM2.53bil. Decliners battered advancers more than four to one or 879losers to 201 gainers and 302 counters unchanged.
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