Stocks on Bursa Malaysia ended yesterday on a bearish note with sentiment buoyed by external factors like the Ireland debt issue and the conflict between North and South Korea. On top of that, the just-announced third-quarter Gross Domestic Product figures were not favourable to the market. The FBM KLCI slumped 15.67 points or 1.04% to end at 1487.53, after opening 3.64 points better at 1506.84. Decliners overwhelmed advancers by 784 to 96 while 196 counters were unchanged. Turnover rose to 1.175 billion shares, valued at RM2.009 billion, from 968 million shares, worth RM1.165 billion on Monday.
Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed lower last Friday on some profit-taking given the weaker overnight close in the US market. The FBM KLCI fell 4.44 points or 0.28% to 1,557.49 after opening 0.27 point lower at 1,561.66. Week-on-week, the benchmark index gained 2.11 points from previous Friday’s close of 1,555.38. Gainers led losers by 418 to 405 while 321 counters were flat. Turnover increased to 1.669 billion shares worth RM2.119 billion from Thursday’s 1.575 billion shares worth RM2.283 billion. Weekly volume fell to 8.110 billion shares, worth RM10.675 billion, from last week’s 8.841 billion shares, valued at RM11.383 billion. 
Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed higher yesterday, boosted by persistent buying in selected blue chips. The market started the day on a positive note as investors took the cue from overnight gains on Wall Street, and positive corporate developments also spurred buying interest in the local market. The FBM KLCI rose 9.04 points or 0.58% to 1,561.93 after opening 3.94 points higher at 1,556.83. Gainers led losers by 441 to 352 while 323 counters were unchanged. Turnover was marginally higher at 1.575 billion shares worth RM2.283 billion from Wednesday’s 1.572 billion shares worth RM2.066 billion.