KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended mixed on Wednesday with the composite index closing in the negative territory, weighed down by selling in selected heavyweights led by Hong Leong Bank and Genting.
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 2.52 points to end at 1,744.67 against Tuesday’s close of 1,747.19, after fluctuating between 1,741.51 and 1,747.01 throughout the day.
The key index opened 1.56 points lower at 1,745.63.
Hong Leong Bank lost 26 sen to RM13.74 while Genting fell 14 sen to RM9.46.
Market breadth was positive with 612 gainers and 353 losers, while 350 counters were unchanged, 394 untraded and 13 others suspended.
Volume increased to 4.44 billion units worth RM3.49 billion from Tuesday’s 3.97 billion units worth RM2.87 billion.
Of the heavyweights, TNB and Petronas Chemicals gained two sen each to RM13.76 and RM7.77, respectively, Maxis was flat at RM6.40, Maybank fell five sen to RM8.95 and Public Bank shed two sen to RM19.94.
Among the actives, Dagang Nexchange rose 6.5 sen to 46.5 sen, Sumatec Resources edged up half-a-sen to 7.5 sen, Bumi Armada improved six sen to 81.5 sen and GHL Systems surged 12 sen to RM1.60.
Main Market turnover increased to 3.27 billion units worth RM3.28 billion from Tuesday’s 2.76 billion units worth RM2.67 billion.
Volume on the ACE Market fell to 911.62 million shares worth RM168.74 million from 1.01 billion shares worth RM180.26 million yesterday.
Warrants improved to 245.19 million units worth RM33.36 million from 191.66 million units worth RM23.18 million. – Bernama