MARKET DEVELOPMENT
Local Bourse Ends Lower on Monday
Local Bourse Ends Lower on Monday
29/03/2011 (The Star) - The FBM KLCI ended the day lower by 1.30 points, or 0.09% at 1,514.25 on Monday, in line with the decline seen among key regional peers.
Turnover was 1.28 billion shares done valued at RM1.61 billion. There were 371 gainers, 380 losers and 304 stocks unchanged.
Meanwhile, regional peers ended trade lower today with Japan's Nikkei 225 down 0.60% to 9,478.53, Hang Seng losing 0.39% to 23,068.19 and Singapore's STI down 0.44% to 3,057.38
The ringgit against the US dollar remained unchanged at 3.0265 against its previous close.
Crude oil was down at US$104.80, from yesterday's close of US$105.40. Palm oil futures on the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up RM21 at RM3282 per tonne.