KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 24): The main index at Bursa Malaysia struggled to keep its gains at the midday break Wednesday after index-linked glove makers faced selling pressure as Malaysia s vaccination programme kicked off.
At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI was up 4.62 points to 1,569.67. The index had earlier risen to a high of 1,581.55.
Losers led gainers by 500 to 298, while 756 counters traded unchanged. Trading volume was 7.41 billion shares valued at RM3.47 billion.
The gainers included Nestle (M) Bhd, Euro Holdings Bhd, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd, Time dotCom Bhd, Ayer Holdings Bhd, Petronas Gas Bhd, Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd and Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Bhd.
KLCI pares gains as index-linked glovemakers stay pressured
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At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI gained 5.16 points to 1,575.62.
Gainers led losers by 418 to 332, while 764 counters traded unchanged. Trading volume was 7.43 billion shares valued at RM2.99 billion.
The gainers included newly-listed Mobilia Holdings Bhd, Petronas Dagangan Bhd, Pimpinan Ehsan Bhd, Petronas Gas Bhd, Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd, Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd, Nestle (M) Bhd, Heineken Malaysia Bhd, Grand Hoover Bhd and Time dotCom Bhd.
The actively traded stocks included AirAsia X Bhd, DGB Asia Bhd, Mobilia, AirAsia Group Bhd, Dynaciate Group Bhd, Velesto Energy Bhd, Fintec Global Bhd and Key Alliance Group Bhd.
The decliners included Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd, Latitude Tree Holdings Bhd, Tasco Bhd, Tong Herr Resources Bhd, Hong Leong Bank Bhd, Pharmaniaga Bhd and Unisem (M) Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 22): The main index at Bursa Malaysia slipped at the midday break as index-linked glove makers dragged, against the backdrop of guarded gains at regional markets.
At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI fell 4.14 points to 1,580.79. The index had earlier climbed to a high of 1,587.51.
Gainers led losers by 453 to 380, while 726 counters traded unchanged. Trading volume was 8.12 billion shares valued at RM3.08 billion.
The top losers included Hartalega Holdings Bhd, Supermax Corp Bhd, Top Glove Corp Bhd, ViTrox Corp Bhd, Tasco Bhd, Mi Technovation Bhd, Nestle (M) Bhd, Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd, Amtel Holdings Bhd, Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd and Khind Bhd.