Bursa Malaysia opens lower

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened on a lower note today on lingering concerns over Budget 2021 voting scheduled for Thursday.

At 9.17am, the benchmark index FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was down 3.75 points at 1,593.73, compared with yesterday's close of 1,597.48.

Gainers and losers were neck and neck at 322 and 388, while 409 counters were unchanged, 1,257 untraded and 24 others suspended.