KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia was negative in early trade on Monday, ahead of a key announcement by the government on action to be taken to deal with the recent spike in Covid-19 cases.
At 9.15am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was down 20.50 points at 1,612.69, after losing 5.97 points to 1,627.22 at the opening, compared with Friday's close of 1,633.19.
On the broader market, losers trounced gainers 645 to 168, while 1,090 counters were unchanged, 181 untraded and 13 others suspended.
Total volume stood at 1.29 billion units worth RM8.42 million.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will make a special announcement today on measures to be implemented by the government amid rising Covid-19 cases in the country.
- Bernama
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