KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI was barely within the crimson at noon as promoting stress mounted on world equities amid elevated anxieties over a attainable Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Equities on Bursa Malaysia headed decrease however held on to many of the positive aspects remodeled the previous week as buyers stayed optimistic over the commodities-driven rally.
Offering support to Asian equities, US inventory futures bounced after the US Secretary of State agreed to satisfy with Russia’s overseas minister, elevating hopes of a diplomatic answer to the standoff in Ukraine.
At 12.30pm, Malaysia’s key index shed 2.17 factors to 1,602.85, amid analyst predictions that the overheated rally will quickly give method to consolidation.
Maybank led a decline in financial institution shares, falling two sen to RM866, whereas CIMB misplaced 5 sen to RM5.58, Public Bank dipped two sen to RM4.39 and Hong Leong Bank gave up six sen to RM20.10.
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slid one sen to RM6.90, holding tight to a current rally as metals costs remained elevated.
Petronas Chemicals gained one sen to RM9.31 though Petronas Gas shed 12 sen to RM17.06.
Among actives on Bursa, SMTrack was unchanged at 24 sen, Hibiscus Petroleum rose 10 sen to RM1.24 and Grand Ocean gained 0.5 sen to a few sen.
Japan’s Nikkei was down 0.2% after retracing most of its losses following information of the newest negotiations between the US and Russia.
South Korea’s Kospi shaved 0.1% whereas China’s composite index was flat.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng dropped 0.5% whereas Australia’s ASX200 fell 0.7%.
