Stocks on Bursa Malaysia finished on an easier note yesterday in cautious trading, in tandem with most regional peers amid the slump in global crude oil prices. Crude oil prices extended the decline yesterday as glut fears deepened. US crude crashed to below US$50 (RM177.16) a barrel, while benchmark Brent tumbled to under US$53.The benchmark FBMKLCI fell 20.04 points, or 1.15%, dragged down by losses in selected blue chips, to close at 1,716.58, but off the day’s low of 1,708.78. Losers outpaced gainers by 639 to 180 with 246 counters unchanged. Total volume rose to 1.6 billion units worth RM1.9 billion from 1.5 billion units worth RM1.4 billion on Monday. Read more >>
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