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Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower As Key Indices Slip, FBMKLCI Closes At 1,503.25
Bursa Malaysia closed in negative territory on Tuesday, with the benchmark FBM KLCI falling 5.10 points or 0.34% to end at 1,503.25. The index traded between 1,497.42 and 1,514.12 throughout the day.
Broad-based declines were seen across major indices. The FBM 70 dropped 59.35 points (-0.37%) to 16,142.16, while the FBM Emas fell 45.35 points (-0.40%) to settle at 11,254.45. The Shariah Index (FBM Shariah) ended the day 46.11 points lower at 11,210.15, and the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index (F4GBM) eased 3.02 points to 907.96.
Among the most active stocks were Permaju which slid to 1 sen with over 396 million shares traded, ICT Zone flat at 20 sen with 385 million shares traded, and Tanco unchanged at RM1 with 375 million shares moved.
Decliners outpaced gainers as cautious sentiment prevailed ahead of key global economic data and central bank meetings. Related