Bursa Malaysia ends morning session lower

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 - Bursa Malaysia finished the morning session bring down today, dragged around gentle benefit taking in chose blue chips, for example, BAT and Petronas Gas. 

The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 0.83 of-an indicate 1,688.09, in the wake of opening 1.70 focuses weaker at 1,687.14 from its end of 1,688.84 yesterday. 

The key record moved in the vicinity of 1,686.03 and 1,690.22 all through the session. 

Failures in the composite file segment stocks were driven by BAT which fell 42 sen to RM44.38, trailed by Petronas Gas which facilitated 34 sen to RM20.36, SAM Engineering losing 17 sen to RM5.40 and MISC falling 15 sen to RM7.40. 

The simpler neighborhood bourse was likewise couple with the majority of its provincial companions. 

Singapore's Straits Times list facilitated 0.35 for each penny to 3,060.96, South Korea's KOSPI lost 0.56 for every penny to 2,063.68 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped 0.09 for each penny to 23,310.29. 

Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd expects here and now benefit taking to rise if huge recuperation in shale oil generation can constrain the upside in unrefined petroleum costs, with offering weight seen among vitality stocks in the end. 

"Albeit specialized markers are still positive on the FBM KLCI, exchanging slant may stay mindful given the ringgit's debilitating predisposition. 

"Consequently, the FBM KLCI may exchange on a descending predisposition mode in the midst of a pullback in oil and gas stocks," it said in a note today. 

On the more extensive market, failures drove gainers 382 to 336 with 376 counters unaltered, 602 untraded and 15 others suspended. 

Turnover remained at 1.26 billion shares worth RM907.54 million. 

The FBM Emas Index lost 6.30 focuses to 11,887.21, the FBMT100 Index fell 9.00 focuses to 11,569.71 and the FBM Emas Shariah Index declined 9.06 focuses to 12,426.02. 

The FBM 70 fell 14.56 focuses to 13,736.85 and the FBM Ace limited 36.20 focuses to 5,183.24. 

Division astute, the Plantation Index was 1.88 focuses bring down at 8,170.35 and the Industrial Index facilitated 20.04 focuses to 3,195.35 

The Finance Index expanded 16.71 focuses to 14,886.39. - Bernama

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