KUALA LUMPUR: IHH Healthcare Bhd
, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd and Sime Darby Plantation Bhd dragged the FBM KLCI into the red at noon on Thursday.
At lunch break, the benchmark index eased 9.27 factors, or 0.61% to 1,514.59 amid a weak broader market.
Decliners beat advancers with 518 losers to 271 gainers whereas 354 counters have been unchanged. Turnover was 1.8 billion shares valued at RM953.78mil.
Hong Leong Investment Bank mentioned Bursa Malaysia is more likely to keep in uneven mode forward of t he key US May CPI knowledge and FOMC assembly, coupled with the renewed political fluidity as the MoU expires on 31 July, paving manner for a attainable GE15 in 2H22.
“Crucial supports are pegged at 1,500-1,512 whilst resistances are situated near 1,531-1,554-1,565 zones,” it mentioned.
IHH Healthcare misplaced 13 sen to RM6.40, dragging the index 1.7032 factors decrease. Petronas Chemicals fell 13 sen to RM9.72, pushing the index decrease by 1.5478 factors.
Sime Darby Plantation declined 9 sen to RM4.74, nudging the index 0.9263 factors decrease and Tenaga Nasional eased 9 sen to RM8.81, pushing the index 0.7670 factors decrease.
On the broader market, Malaysian Pacific Industries shed 60 sen to RM32.60, Batu Kawan fell 30 sen to RM27.02 and Kuala Lumpur Kepong misplaced 28 sen to RM25.18.
Petronas Dagangan added 42 sen to RM21.52, Heineken gained 26 sen to RM24.84 and Petron Malaysia rose 20 sen to RM7.36.
