KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened marginally lower on Friday, as buying was interspersed with selling in selected heavyweight stocks due to uncertain geopolitical developments.
At 9.10 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI fell by 1.88 points to 1,756.97 from Thursday’s close of 1,758.85.
The benchmark index opened 0.78 points firmer at 1,758.07.
Market breadth was negative, with losers outpacing gainers 244 to 152. A total of 318 counters were unchanged, 1,938 untraded and nine suspended.
Turnover stood at 238.91 million shares worth RM126.38 million.
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