KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended with a mixed performance today, with buying momentum seen in the broader market, as declines in selected counters pushed the FTSE Bursa Malaysia (FBM) KLCI into negative territory.
At 5pm, the benchmark FBM KLCI declined 0.95 of a point to 1,528.38 from Wednesday's close of 1,529.33.
The FBM KLCI opened 0.04 of a point easier at 1,529.29 and moved between 1,525.39 and 1,532.66 throughout the day.
On the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 557 to 370, while 468 counters were unchanged.
Malacca Securities Research said the FBM KLCI ended marginally lower, despite the positive regional markets' performance, as the index was dragged by selected telco, consumer products and plantation heavyweights.
The firm noted that the telco and media was the leading sector, led by buying interest within Time dotCom Bhd up by four sen and REDtone Digital Bhd up by nine sen.
"The construction sector declined 0.72 per cent due to selling pressure in Gamuda Bhd fell by six sen and WCE Holdings Bhd fell by three sen," it said in a note today.
The top three active stocks for today were TWL Holdings Bhd closed unchanged at 3.5 sen, Hong Seng Consolidated Bhd unchanged at two sen and Minetech Resources Bhd up two sen to 17 sen.
