Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed off its lows yesterday as the FBM KLCI regained lost ground to close in positive zone spurred by local buying support, despite global sentiment being spooked by the Boston Marathon bomb blast. The local bourse opened lower earlier due to subdued global sentiment in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, which led to a sell-off especially on the overnight Wall Street, coupled with the disappointing economic growth in China. At the close, the FBM KLCI improved 2.76 points or 0.16% to end the day at 1,700.53 after hitting an intra-day low of 1,688.70. Losers led gainers 366 to 275, with 317 counters unchanged. Trading was relatively thin as total volume decreased to 762.91 million shares valued at RM1.463 billion, from Monday's 881.614 million shares worth RM1.438 billion. ...Read more>>
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