Bursa Malaysia falls as worries over Ukraine nuclear disaster spooks investors

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended lower today due to profit-taking activities across the board amid the weaker regional market sentiment on reports that Russia has seized a Ukrainian nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, a dealer said.

Markets in the region were also spooked by earlier reports that a building in the nuclear complex had caught fire during fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, although the latest report is that the fire had been extinguished.