Lack of buying interest on the Bursa Malaysia counter made the main index pull back from a positive opening this morning.
At the opening, the FBM KLCI index started up 0.28 points at 1,482.08 before falling 8.52 points at 1,473.28 compared to Friday's close at 1,481.80.
In the broader market, gains at 297 outpaced losses at 249, while 287 counters were unchanged, 1,398 untraded and 9 suspended.
Total revenue at 830.01 million units worth RM239.47 million.
Commenting on Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd, the Cabinet member's recent announcement prompted a surge in the KLCI with the index expected to hover between the 1,480-1,500 range and buying interest predicted to occur at banking counters.
Heavyweight stocks saw Maybank down 4 sen at RM8.54, Public Bank Bhd and CIMB Group Holdings Bhd down 3 sen at RM4.38 and RM5.61, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd down 2 sen at RM8.50, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB ) budded 13 sen at RM8.25 and IHH Healthcare Bhd remained at RM5.83.
Active shares showed MQ Technology Bhd up 1.5 sen at 7 sen, SMTrack Bhd added 1 sen at 7.5 sen, Advance Synergy Bhd jumped 0.5 sen at 18.5 sen, Jiankun International Bhd gained 2.5 sen at 28.5 sen, Icon Offshore Bhd remained at 15.5 sen and Borneo Oil Bhd flat at 2 sen.
On the index board, FBM Emas index fell 41.34 points at 10,611.86, FBMT 100 index fell 47.01 points at 10,310.14, FBM Emas Shariah index dropped 41.30 points at 10,836.62, FBM 70 less 9.43 points at 13,061.76 while FBM ACE gained 45.31 points at 5,411.
In terms of sectors, the Financial Services index fell 87.77 points at 16,358.65, the Products and Services index fell 0.50 points at 181.32, the Plantation index fell 18.79 points at 6,789.06 while the Energy index rose 12.12 points at 812.23.
