Bursa Malaysia struggles to stay positive, CI down 0.78% at close


KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia struggled to maintain a positive tone and slipped further in the afternoon session today as investors remained wary of major central bank decisions, key economic data, and earnings announcements from the United States (US) mega-cap companies.

At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 12.62 points or 0.78 per cent to 1,611.94 from yesterday's close of 1,624.56.

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