INDEX FALLS ON PROFIT-TAKING

BURSA Malaysia extended its losses to close lower on continued profit-taking yesterday.

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI lost 4.70 points to end at 1,781.37 after moving between 1,786.14 and 1,780.79 throughout the day.

Market breadth was negative with losers leading gainers by 492 to 397 with 342 counters flat, 601 untraded and 39 suspended.

Volume shrank to 1.9 billion units worth RM1.81 billion from 2.70 billion units valued at RM1.85 billion on Wednesday.

For heavyweights, Maybank added two sen to RM9.72, CIMB improved one sen to RM6.73, while TNB was flat at RM14.58

Among the actives, MMAG Holdings appreciated by one sen to 20.5 sen, MLABS added ½ sen to 10.5 sen and Sino Hua-An was flat at 25.5 sen. Bernama