Investing.com – Malaysia equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Construction and Trade & Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI lost 0.87% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (KL:FGVH), which rose 0.96% or 0.02 points to trade at 2.09 at the close. Petronas Gas Bhd (KL:PGAS) added 0.62% or 0.14 points to end at 22.88 and RHB Capital Bhd (KL:RHBC) was up 0.39% or 0.03 points to 7.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd (KL:HLCB), which lost 2.87% or 0.48 points to trade at 16.26 in late trade. PPB Group Bhd (KL:PEPT) declined 2.82% or 0.44 points to end at 15.16 and Genting Malaysia Bhd (KL:GENM) shed 2.04% or 0.09 points to 4.32.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 254 to 201 and 41 ended unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.36% or 0.22 to $61.15 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.63% or 0.43 to hit $68.20 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.64% or 7.60 to trade at $1182.70 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was up 0.19% to 2.6995, while USD/MYR rose 0.88% to 3.5968.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 94.11.