KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI tumbled for the third consecutive day on Thursday, weighed down by losses in Tenaga Nasional, YTL Power and YTL Corp, amid weaker regional markets.
The 30-stock index fell 9.50 points, or 0.59%, to 1,588.68—its intraday low—after reaching a high of 1,599.94.
In the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 675 to 371, with 3.44 billion shares worth RM2.5bil changing hands.
The KLCI-component stocks were overwhelmingly negative, with 21 losers and seven gainers.
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