Bursa Malaysia ends morning session lower
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): Bursa Malaysia continued its downtrend to end the morning trading session lower, as its key index was dragged down by persistent selling activities in heavyweights, led by Sime Darby Plantation and Press Metal Aluminium. At lunch break, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 9.04 points to 1,635.37, after moving between 1,633.30 and 1,644.26 throughout the session. The index opened 0.15 of-a-point easier at 1,644.26, compared to Wednesday’s close of 1,644.41. On the broader market, losers outpaced gainers 560 to 402, while 484 counters were u...