Bursa ends morning session mixed

KUALA LUMPUR (June 15): Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session mixed as continuous profit taking on selected plantation as well as consumer products and services counters capped gains in the benchmark index, dealers said.

At the lunch break today, the benchmark FBM KLCI settled 0.38 of a point lower at 1,582.08 from yesterday’s close at 1,582.46.

The index opened 3.64 points better at 1,586.10, and moved between 1,578.63 and 1,586.10 throughout the morning session.

Market breadth was negative, with losers leading gainers 513 to 368, while 442 counters were unchanged, 830 untraded and 11 others suspended.

Turnover stood at 3.42 billion units worth RM1.82 billion.

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