Bursa pares gains at opening on weak Wall Street cue
The benchmark index declines 7.84 points to 1,718.04 as market breadth turns negative.
Bursa Malaysia's KLCI index opened higher on Tuesday but soon retreated, mirroring Wall Street's weaker performance from the previous day. The index closed 7.84 points lower at 1,718.04, following its last Friday's close of 1,725.88. Market breadth was negative, with more stocks falling than rising. Among the heavyweights, CIMB Group gained two sen, while Maybank fell 12 sen. Among the top gainers were Hengyuan Refining and Kuala Lumpur Kepong, while among the top losers were Nestle and Malaysian Pacific Industries.
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