KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 24): Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session easier as profit taking emerged ahead of the long weekend break.
At the lunch break, the benchmark FBM KLCI had slipped 4.96 points to 1,642.54 after moving between 1,639.32 and 1,649.71 throughout the morning trading session.
On the broader market, losers led gainers 559 to 451, while 836 counters were unchanged, 302 untraded and 38 others suspended.
Volume stood at four billion units worth RM1.63 billion.
Among the heavyweights, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) eased two sen to RM8.47, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem) lost seven sen to RM7.51, Top Glove trimmed five sen to RM6.51, Hartalega gave up 18 sen for RM12.54 and Public Bank Bhd was flat at RM20.60.
Meanwhile, after its announcement of a six-month electricity rebate for users starting Jan 1, 2021 yesterday, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) saw its shares falling by four sen to RM10.64.
Among the actives, AT Systematization added 2.5 sen to 19 sen, Marine & General Bhd (M&G) perked 12.5 sen to 20 sen, Iris Corp Bhd bagged four sen to 42 sen, while both Fintec Global Bhd and Techna-X Bhd slipped half a sen each to nine sen and 14.5 sen respectively.
On the index board, the FBM Emas Index was 24.13 points easier at 11,812.72, the FBMT 100 Index fell 27.3 points to 11,573.5, the FBM Emas Shariah Index gave up 29.5 points to 13,277.99, and the FBM 70 shed 5.95 points to 15,093.49.\
However, the FBM ACE chalked up 97.29 points to 10,750.84.
The Industrial Products and Services Index added 0.11 of a point to 175.58, the Plantation Index appreciated 43.7 points to 7,411.19 and the Financial Services Index gained 3.8 points to 15,295.44.
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