KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended the first trading of August on Monday on a cautious note as Covid-19 infections continued to remain high and amid worries about the political volatility and downbeat economic data.
At 5pm, the FBM KLCI was down 1.6 points or 0.11% to 1,493 – the lowest since May 11, 2020. Turnover was 3.42 billion shares valued at RM2.38bil. There were 440 gainers, 594 losers and 378 counters unchanged.
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