KUALA LUMPUR: The rally on Bursa Malaysia on Thursday, driven by foreign buying, came to a halt in early Friday ahead of the Budget 2021 proposals to be unveiled at 4pm.
At 9.17am, the FBM KLCI was down 2.71 points or 0.18% to 1,498.78. Turnover was 804.66 million shares valued at RM462.53mil. There were 247 gainers, 334 losers and 393 counters unchanged.
Bloomberg reported a global equity rally showed signs of stalling after surges for technology and other defensive sectors seen in the wake of the US election.
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