Asean markets slumped on the final trading day of 2020 while at Bursa Malaysia, the FBM KLCI was weighed down by losses in Sime Darby Plantation
, Maybank and Top Glove.
At 12.30pm, the KLCI was down 9.04 points or 0.55% to 1,635.37. Turnover was lacklustre at 2.98 billion shares valued at RM2.98bil. The broader market was cautious with 560 losers to 402 gainers and 484 counters unchanged.
China's Shanghai Composite rose 0.83% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index added 0.31% while Taiwan's Taiex gained 0.14%. South Korea and Japan markets were closed.
Among Asean markets, Singapore's Straits Times Index slipped 0.89%, Thailand's SET fell 0.86% and Jakarta's Composite 0.95% lower.
Sime Plantation fell 17 sen to RM5 after it was accused of using forced labour prompting the US to ban imports of its palm oil. It erased 1.79 points from the KLCI.
Crude palm oil for third month delivery fell RM11 to RM3,577 per tonne.
KL Kepong lost 20 sen to RM24, IOI Corp was flat at RM4.40 and also unchanged was PPB Group at RM18.86.
Among the banks, Maybank fell five sen to RM8.52 and erased 0.86 of a point, CIMB five sen lower at RM4.33, Hong Leong Bank 18 sen to RM18.38 but Public Bank rose eight sen to RM20.78. Aeon Credit lost 16 sen to RM11.92.
As for glove makers, Top Glove fell seven sen to RM6.05 and erased 0.87 of a point, Hartalega six sen lower at RM12.14 and Supermax three sen to RM5.95. Kossan fell 15 sen to RM4.45.
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Tenaga shed two sen to RM10.50, GentingM three sen to RM2.70 and Genting two sen to RM4.51.
US light crude oil eased three cents to US$48.37 and Brent one cent to US$51.62.
Petronas Chemicals fell five sen to RM7.45, Petronas Dagangan and Petronas Gas unchanged at RM21.40 and RM17.34. Dialog shed two sen to RM3.45.
Toyo Ventures was the top gainer, up 23% ot 39 sen to RM1.69 and its warrants 30 sen to RM79.5 sen.
MPI added 32 sen to RM25.20 and JF Tech 17 sen to RM4.99.
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