The benchmark index closed down 3.1 points, or 0.22% at 1,396.60, its intraday low.
There were 279 gainers, 576 losers and 412 counters unchanged
Market breadth turned negative as losers outpaced gainers on a ratio of 576-to-279 stocks. Turnover was at 3.4 billion shares valued at RM1.72bil.Malaysian Pacific IndustriesAmong the gainers, PETRONAS Gas jumped 38 sen to RM16.50, F&N added 30 sen to RM25.50, Allianz rose 22 sen to RM13.78 and BAT gained 16 sen to RM10.64.In key regional markets, Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.33% to 27,476.87 while South Korea's Kospi dropped 0.24% to 2,409.22.
China's composite index shed 0.44% to 3,251.40 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down 1.75% to 19,567.69.
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