Bursa Malaysia Opens Lower

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened lower this morning in line with the softer overnight tone of Wall Street and a decline in oil prices, dealers said. At 9.12 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was down 1.27 points to 1,628.32 points against Wednesday's close of 1,629.59. The index opened 0.56 of a point lower at 1,629.03. On the broader market, losers led gainers 102 to 71, with 157 counters unchanged, 1,429 untraded and 26 others suspended. Turnover stood at 69.08 million shares worth RM38.17 million. -- BERNAMA