Bursa opens lower in line with ovenight Wall St tumble

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia reversed yesterday’s gains to start weaker today, tracking Wall Street’s overnight tumble after Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered the worst quarterly fall since 1987.

The key index opened 5.99 points lower at 1,344.90.

At 9.30 a.m. today, there were 184 gainers, 223 losers and 230 counters traded unchanged on the Bursa Malaysia.

The FBM-KLCI was at 1,336.99, down 13.90 points, the FBMACE was at 3,991.00, up 9.19 points, and the FBMEmas was at 9,166.48 down 73.32 points.

Turnover was at 462.530 million shares valued at RM240.351 million.

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