Investing.com – Malaysia equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Mining and Plantation sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI fell 0.04%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd (KL:SKPE), which rose 3.45% or 0.08 points to trade at 2.40 at the close. Petronas Dagangan Bhd (KL:PETR) added 1.14% or 0.22 points to end at 19.60 and Genting Bhd (KL:GENT) was up 0.57% or 0.05 points to 8.75 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:ASTR), which lost 1.55% or 0.05 points to trade at 3.18 in late trade. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (KL:PCGB) declined 1.27% or 0.07 points to end at 5.43 and Genting Malaysia Bhd (KL:GENM) shed 1.20% or 0.05 points to 4.12.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 59 to 44 on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 4.23% or 2.08 to $51.29 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 3.75% or 2.12 to hit $58.60 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 1.09% or 13.10 to trade at $1210.10 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was up 0.49% to 2.6770, while USD/MYR fell 0.37% to 3.6637.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.70% at 96.41.