KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia and the ringgit have taken a beating on Monday, in line with the weak sentiment in regional markets. The FBM KLCI fell 2.92 points, or 0.2% to 1,438.12. The market traded within a range of 8.81 points between an intra-day high of 1,443.86 and a low of 1,435.05. Against the Singapore dollar, the ringgit fell 0.4% at 3.4889. Elsewhere in the region, Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.83%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed down 0.72%, South Korea’s Kospi added 0.76% and Singapore’s Straits Times Index lost 0.76%.

Source: The Star October 23, 2023 17:27 UTC