KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): The FBM KLCI fell 0.17% this morning ahead of the shortened trading hours in view of the impending Lunar New Year holidays. At 9.05am, the FBM KLCI fell 2.68 points to 1,571.76. The top losers included Tenaga Nasional Bhd, British American Tobacco (M) Bhd, Allianz Malaysia Bhd, PPB Group Bhd, IHH Healthcare Bhd, Gamuda Bhd, MISC Bhd and Teck Guan Perdana Bhd. Bloomberg reported that Asian stocks headed for a mixed start to Friday trading as investors assessed the fallout from the deadly coronavirus. “On the local market, the FBM KLCI lost 3.54 points or 0.22% to 1574.44 points.

Source: The Edge Markets January 24, 2020 01:07 UTC