KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI ended lower on Wednesday bucking the regional trend as fresh catalysts were elusive.
At 5pm, the market barometer closed down 4.44 points, or 0.3% to 1,469.55 with 16 of the KLCI-component stocks ending lower.
Winners and losers were closely balanced, with 424 gainers against 454 losers and 403 that were flat. Traded volumes stood at 3.13 billion shares worth RM1.66bil.
Among the 30 FBM KLCI constituents, Kuala Lumpur Kepong lost 50 sen to RM21.60, Hong Leong Financial Group fell 18 sen to RM18.18, PETRONAS Chemicals eased 15 sen to RM8.45 and Sime Darby Plantation
closed down 15 sen at RM4.35.
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