At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slid 5.15 points to 1,427.48 from Tuesday’s close of 1,432.63. The benchmark index opened 0.48 of-a-point firmer at 1,433.11 and moved between 1,427.03 and 1,433.68 throughout the session. The FBM ACE Index dwindled 30.88 points to 5,023.72 and the FBM 70 index eased 10.69 points to 13,552.77. Sector-wise, the Industrial Products and Services Index inched down 0.64 of-a-point to 169.01 and the Financial Services Index declined 73.86 points to 15,641.71. The Energy Index increased by 0.44 of-a-point to 833.41 and the Plantation Index rose 25.96 points to 6,836.16.
