Bursa Malaysia ends lower on profit-taking

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed lower today in a tight trading range as investors took profits while adopting a wait-and-see approach amid a consolidation phase, said an analyst.

At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) shed 0.39 per cent or 6.34 points to its intraday low of 1,599.79 from Tuesday’s close of 1,606.13, ending below the key 1,600 level in the process.