Weak start for Bursa


KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia got off to a weak start on Friday, giving up all the previous day’s gains, as investors worried about the political outlook for the country and the surge in Covid-19 infections.

At 9.15am, the FBM KLCI was down 7.49 points or 0.49% to 1,513.33. Turnover was 460.62 million shares valued at RM298.50mil. There were 153 gainers, 287 losers and 281 counters unchanged.

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