Investing.com – Malaysia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Property, Plantation and Consumer Products sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI lost 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were Genting Bhd (KL:GENT), which rose 2.07% or 0.17 points to trade at 8.40 at the close. Meanwhile, PPB Group Bhd (KL:PEPT) added 1.32% or 0.20 points to end at 15.30 and Genting Malaysia Bhd (KL:GENM) was up 1.19% or 0.05 points to 4.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (KL:FGVH), which fell 3.12% or 0.06 points to trade at 1.86 at the close. Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:ASTR) declined 1.64% or 0.05 points to end at 2.99 and British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd (KL:BATO) was down 1.60% or 0.98 points to 60.12.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by 333 to 218 and 54 ended unchanged.
Shares in Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (KL:FGVH) fell to all time lows; down 3.12% or 0.06 to 1.86. Shares in British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd (KL:BATO) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.60% or 0.98 to 60.12.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.92% or 0.56 to $60.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.60% or 0.40 to hit $65.31 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.53% or 6.30 to trade at $1180.30 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was up 0.31% to 2.7803, while USD/MYR rose 0.73% to 3.7451.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.59% at 95.14.