KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): The FBM KLCI closed marginally lower today, as renewed worries about the U.S. presidential election outweighed the unexpected pickup in manufacturing in China. At closing bell, the key index fell 1.53 points or 0.09% to settle at 1,670.93 points. The decliners were led British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd, while the most actively-traded stock was AirAsia X Bhd. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed up 1.08%, followed by Shanghai Composite Index's gaining 0.71%, and Japan's Nikkei 225's advancing 0.1%. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.3%, after earlier hitting its lowest level since Sept 19.

Source: The Edge Markets November 01, 2016 09:59 UTC