🤑 It doesn’t get more affordable. Grab this 60% OFF Black Friday offer before it disappears…CLAIM SALE

Malaysia shares lower at close of trade; FTSE Malaysia KLCI down 0.64%

Published 27/07/2015, 10:30
Malaysia shares lower at close of trade; FTSE Malaysia KLCI down 0.64%

Investing.com – Malaysia equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Technology and Trade & Services sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI declined 0.64%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd (KL:BATO), which rose 1.73% or 1.12 points to trade at 65.72 at the close. DiGi.Com Bhd (KL:DSOM) added 0.93% or 0.05 points to end at 5.43 and Hong Leong Financial Group Bhd (KL:HLCB) was up 0.65% or 0.10 points to 15.54 in late trade.

Biggest losers included YTL Corporation Bhd (KL:YTLS), which lost 3.13% or 0.05 points to trade at 1.55 in late trade. Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) declined 3.09% or 0.17 points to end at 5.33 and Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:ASTR) shed 2.31% or 0.07 points to 2.96.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 398 to 192 and 45 ended unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.70% or 0.34 to $47.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.86% or 0.47 to hit $54.15 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.20% or 13.00 to trade at $1099.00 a troy ounce.

SGD/MYR was up 0.10% to 2.7887, while USD/MYR fell 0.06% to 3.8190.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.55% at 96.81.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.