Stocks on Bursa Malaysia ended lower yesterday due to lack of risk interest among investors amidst speculation that the general election will be held early next year. In the absence of fresh catalyst from the local front, market performance regionally was perturbed over the blurry progress on the US fiscal cliff. However, buying support was partly supported by better-than-expected China’s manufacturing data which signalled positive growth for Asia’s biggest economy. The FBM KLCI fell 3.48 points or 0.22% to 1,607.35 after opening at 1,608.31, and the market barometer moved within a tight range of between 1,606.38 and 1,610.46 throughout the day. Losers outpaced gainers by 394 to 278 while 316 counters were unchanged. Turnover fell to 728.743 million shares worth RM1.275 billion from Friday’s 1.18 billion shares worth RM2.21 billion. ...Read more>>
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