Bursa drifts lower in early session

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KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia was little changed in early trade on Friday, reversing modest opening gains to track softer overnight cues from Wall Street.

At 9.10 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 0.80 of-a-point, or 0.05 per cent, to 1,751.31 from Thursday’s close of 1,752.11.

The benchmark index had opened 0.68 of-a-point higher at 1,752.79.

Market breadth was negative, with losers outpacing gainers 138 to 110. A total of 276 counters were unchanged, 2,234 untraded and 24 suspended.

Turnover stood at 93.35 million shares valued at RM59.18 million.

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