KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Bursa Malaysia opened broadly lower today, in tandem with its regional peers as heightened Covid-19 cases weighed on sentiment. At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) erased 5.66 points to 1,494.6 from Tuesday’s close of 1,500.26. The index opened...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Bursa Malaysia opened broadly lower today, in tandem with its regional peers as heightened Covid-19 cases weighed on sentiment.
Meanwhile, Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd said the entry of two more states and a federal territory — Perlis, Sarawak and Labuan — into Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan starting today, coupled with the earnings season, might lift market sentiment.“We expect the rebound in solar and plastic manufacturing sectors may persist over the near-term.
Of the heavyweights, Maybank and Tenaga trimmed four sen each to RM8.01 and RM9.69, respectively, Public Bank eased two sen to RM3.98, IHH lost five sen to RM5.72, CIMB shed three sen to RM4.51, while Petronas Chemicals was flat at RM8.06.
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