At 9.05am, the FBM KLCI fell 5.32 points to 1,597.63.
The early decliners included Public Bank Bhd, IHH Healthcare Bhd, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), Sime Darby Plantation Bhd, MMS Ventures Bhd, RCE Capital Bhd, Li i Hen Industries Bhd, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd and MISC Bhd.
Bloomberg said Asian stocks followed their U.S. peers higher Friday as investors focused on the prospect of more stimulus and the likelihood that calm will prevail as Joe Biden takes the presidency.
The dollar held an overnight advance, it said.
Rakuten Trade said US stocks surged as Congress confirmed Biden as the US next president pushing all major indices to record highs.