KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended lower today, weighed down by selling activities in heavyweights led by Sime Darby Plantation and CIMB. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) finished at 1,713.13, down 4.73 points, from Thursday’s close of 1,717.86. The market bellwether, which opened 0.12 of-a-point lower at 1,717.98, fluctuated between 1,709.17 and 1,727.99 throughout the day. Total volume decreased to 1.80 billion units, worth RM2.57 billion, from last Thursday 2.47 billion units worth RM6.03 billion. “The ringgit is higher today, suggesting good foreign fund inflow in the equity market but the overall market is down.

Source: New Strait Times December 04, 2017 09:56 UTC