Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed on a lower note yesterday, with losses mostly seen in banking and palm oil stocks, as the local bourse may have been affected by market talk over the upcoming general election. Most Asian bourses traded weaker yesterday on investors growing wary of recent index highs and mixed signals overnight from global equities, while the sterling remained vulnerable after weak UK data fed fears of a triple-dip recession. The FBM KLCI fell 10.32 points or 0.62% to end at 1,646.22 after opening at 1,653.47 and hovered between 1,641.74 and 1,653.88 throughout the day. Decliners led advancers by 477 to 225, with 284 counters unchanged. Total volume slipped to 766.76 million shares valued at RM1.65 billion from Tuesday's 931.93 million shares valued at RM1.72 billion. ...Read more>>
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