Stocks on Bursa Malaysia ended lower yesterday in tandem with regional peers after Greeks voted not to accept bailout conditions set by creditors. Ringgit Malaysia also fell to a 16 year low of 3.8056 against the US dollar, the weakest in 16 years. The Ringgit was pegged at 3.80 to a US dollar in 1998 during the Asian Financial Crisis and was unpegged in July 2005. The FBM KLCI was down 17.19 points, or 0.99%, to 1,717.05, after moving between 1,706.60 and 1,728.43 throughout the day. Losers thumped gainers by 646 to 158 with 249 counters unchanged. Total volume rose to 1.54 billion units valued at RM1.41 billion from 1.45 billion units worth RM1.39 billion on Friday. Read more >>
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