SHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia closed on a mixed note yesterday amid weaker performance on most regional stocks, dealers said, adding that gains in selected consumer and finance stocks helped limit the losses.
A dealer said Asian markets fell over investor concern over the global economic outlook.
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 1.42 points to end at 1,656.54.
Nestle and Guinness Anchor emerged as the top gainers, rising 68 sen and 66 sen to close at RM61.10 and RM18.46, respectively, while Hong Leong Financial improved by 32 sen to close at RM15.38.
Advancers led decliners by 420 to 296, with 283 counters unchanged, 633 untraded and 19 others suspended.
Total volume rose to 931.93 million shares valued at RM1.72 billion from 856.45 million shares valued at RM1.71 billion yesterday.
The Finance Index rose 40.59 points to 15,444.54 and the Plantation Index improved 3.71 points to 7,974.98. The Industrial Index, however, fell 7.6 points to 2,838.92. The FBM Emas Index advanced 5.29 points to 11,323.05, FBMT100 added 2.88 points to 11,164.4 and FBM Mid 70 Index jumped 60.32 points to 12,548.68. The FBM ACE Index was 23.32 points weaker at 3,978.29.
Among the heavyweights, Maybank slipped six sen to RM9.20 and Axiata eased one sen to RM6.39. Of the gainers, Keck Seng picked up 37 sen to RM5.30 and AEON rose 26 sen to RM13.46.
Meanwhile, the FBM KLCI futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower, tracking losses on the underlying cash market.
March 2013 fell 11 points to 1,653, April 2013 slipped 11 points to 1,650.5, June 2013 lost eight points to 1,646.5, while September 2013 eased 3.5 points to 1,640.5.
Turnover was 9,154 lots while open interest stood at 41,703 contracts. Bernama