KUALA LUMPUR: The local bourse moved into negative territory on Monday as investors decided to take some money off the table while glove stocks weighed.
At 5pm, the 30-stock index was down 1.11 points to 1,584.24 points after moving between 1,590.67 and 1,582.20. The index opened 0.46 of-a-point easier at 1,584.89.
Turnover was at 7.84 billion shares valued at RM2.8bil. There were 542 gainers against 532 losers while 419 counters unchanged.
Dealers said there were some the local bourse traded sideways today as mixed sentiment weighed on buying patterns amid lack of catalyst.
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