Bursa Malaysia opens marginally lower in early session

KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Bursa Malaysia opened marginally lower in line with the weaker Wall Street performance overnight.

At 9.05 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 5.30 points to 1,603.89 from Tuesday’s close of 1,609.19.

The index opened 0.23 of-a-point easier at 1,608.96.

On the broader market, losers led gainers 231 to 159, while 311 counters were unchanged, 1,500 untraded and 86 others suspended.