KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened lower today prompted by the weak overnight performance on Wall Street. At 9.15 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) stood at 1,753.24, down 5.76 points, from Thursday’s close of 1,759.00. The key index opened 1.94 points lower at 1,738.08. Mild profit-taking in Genting and banking heavyweights dragged the composite index lower by a total contribution of 2.82 points, while Petronas Chemicals kept the key index supported. On the broader market, losers outpaced gainers by 150 to 137 with 236 counters unchanged, 1,335 counters untraded and 48 others suspended.

Source: New Strait Times December 15, 2017 01:41 UTC