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Malaysia Stocks Slide, KLCI Dips Below 1,610

Asktraders News Team trader
Updated 11 Nov 2024

The Malaysian stock market closed lower on Monday, bucking the trend of an otherwise strong performance by US markets. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) ended the day down 0.73 percent, shedding 11.98 points to close at the low of the day (1,609.26), falling below the 1,610 level. It was a flip flopping day of sentiment in the index, with the early trading seeing as high as 1,627.23 before a steady fall that continued after lunch.

The day's trading was marked by a significant amount of profit-taking, particularly in heavyweight stocks such as utilities giant Tenaga Nasional Bhd and several key players in the banking sector. The negative sentiment was evident in the broader market statistics, with decliners outpacing gainers 685 to 357.

SD Guthrie Berhad ended the day as the index's best performer, up 2.81% on a day that saw 15 decliners on the 30 names in the KLCI.

Market liquidity also contracted, with turnover counting 2.67 billion units but valued lower at RM2.02 billion in comparison to previous sessions.


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Among the market heavyweights, MR DIY Group (M) Bhd, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd, Public Bank Bhd, Malayan Banking Bhd, and Hong Leong Bank Bhd all posted losses. Their declines contributed to the overall dip in the index.

The FBM KLCI's divergence from the positive trend in US markets emphasises the importance of domestic factors, such as corporate earnings and local investor sentiment, in influencing the direction of the local exchange.

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