MIXED ON CONTINUED SELLING

Malaysia ended mixed on continued selling of most indexlinked stocks on weak buying sentiment, amid a subdued regional performance, said dealers.

At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) ended trading at 1,686.52, down 6.87 points, from Thursday’s close of 1,693.39.

The barometer index moved between 1,683.71 and 1,690.43 throughout the day.

Market breadth was positive with 407 gainers and 344 losers while 347 counters remained unchanged, 756 untraded and 24 others were suspended.

Of actives, Sapura Energy gained 1.5 sen to 28 sen and Bumi Armada added one sen to 23.5 sen.