KUALA LUMPUR: Investors chose to pause for breath today and take profits in the wake of the recent strong gains while the ringgit strengthened marginally against the US dollar.
At 5pm, the benchmark FBM KLCI closed down 3.19 points, or 0.21% at 1,552.40. The market traded within a range of 7.46 points between an intra-day high of 1,554.95 and a low of 1,547.49 during the session.
