Market Review for KLCI Wednesday

The FBM KLCI index lost 2.47 points or 0.13% on Tuesday. Finance Index fell 0.46% to 16284.61 points, Properties Index up 0.10% to 1319.12 points and Plantation Index down 0.22% to 7750.35 points. Market traded within a range of 9.06 points between an intra-day high of 1846.31 and a low of 1837.25 during the session.

The KLCI dropped 2.47 points to 1839.61 points amid overnight losses in U.S. market as investors remain cautious on corporate results announcements in US. The performance of our local bourse was bogged down by selling in heavy weight counters like IHH Healthcare, RHB Capital and Astro.