Investors take profit from Bursa ahead of Merdeka Day holiday


KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI remained on a slide on Friday in the absence of domestic catalysts as the corporate results period entered its final day.

Profit-taking activities in the lead up to a long weekend holiday continued to exert downside pressure on the index, leading to a marginal 0.24-point lower open at 1,586.83. By 9.15am, the index had fallen 5.97 points to 1,581.1.

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