KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI bucked the regional trend to close lower, as profit-taking prevailed in selected heavyweights. At 5pm, the 30-stock index ended 3.74 points, or 0.24% easier at 1,543.02 after moving between 1,547.02 and 1,540.56. China’s CSI300 index ended 0.7% higher at 4,029.02, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.6% to 3,149.06 points. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 2.1% to 21,123.93 while South Korea’s Kospi index ended up 31.61 points, or 1.20%, at 2,669.66, the highest close since May 4. G3 Global, the most active counter on Bursa Malaysia fell 1.5 sen to 5.5 sen with 592.64 million shares traded.

Source: The Star May 30, 2022 21:36 UTC