KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI closed in the red on Wednesday in line with the weak performance of its regional peers.
At 5pm, the benchmark index fell 7.24 points, or 0.48% to 1,512.32. The market traded within a range of 13.3 points between an intraday high of 1,522.87 and a low of 1,509.57 during the session.
Turnover stood at 4.37 billion shares valued at RM2.99bil. There were 411 gainers against 542 losers while 465 counters unchanged.
Dealers said the local bourse, which tracked the performance of key Asian markets, was weighed down by banking and Petronas-linked stocks.
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