FBM KLCI CLOSES IN THE RED

Malaysia gave up early gains to end in the red yesterday. The FBM KLCI lost 3.53 points to 1,683.06 from 1,686.59 yesterday.

Market breadth was negative with losers overwhelming gainers 460 to 373, while 336 counters were unchanged, 731 untraded and 22 others suspended.

Volume was lower at 1.82 billion units valued at RM1.68 billion from 2.24 billion units valued at RM2.33 billion yesterday.

Among heavyweights, Maybank lost three sen to RM9.44, Public Bank shed 28 sen to RM24.62, while Tenaga added four sen to RM14.04.

As for actives, Seacera fell 7.5 sen to 15.5 sen, Gamuda rose 15 sen to RM2.47 and NovaMSC fell 1.5 sen to 13.5 sen.