KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended lower for the third consecutive day today, dragged by continued profit-taking in selected industrial products and services, as well as plantation counters, amid weaker sentiments on the regional markets, dealers said.
At 5 pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 1.89 points to 1,518.85 from Wednesday's close of 1,520.74.
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and Sime Darby Plantation shed 8.0 sen each to RM5.29 and RM3.92, respectively, pulling the key index lower by a combined 2.12 points.
The FBM KLCI opened 0.26 of-a-point lower at 1,520.48 and fluctuated between 1,517.14 and 1,522.72 throughout the trading session.
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