Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session in the red as some profit-taking in blue chips continued.
At 3.40pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 5.54 points or 0.33% to 1,626.75 compared to Thursday's close of 1,632.87.
The index opened 2.07 points higher at 1,634.94 and traded between 1,628.77 and 1,636.08 during the session.
The broader market, however, was in positive momentum with gainers outnumbering losers by 506 to 476, while 464 counters were unchanged, 909 were untraded and 11 were suspended.
Total trading volume stood at 2.40 billion units worth RM1.48 million.
Maybank Investment Bank Bhd said the FBM KLCI fell a few points today as some profit-taking in blue-chip stocks continued.
It added that broad market sentiment turned to a more positive tone with investors' focus on property, the most heavily traded sector by value, and energy stocks as higher crude oil prices were boosted by optimism surrounding China's stimulus measures.
With productivity being the main topic this week, investors may want to keep an eye on the US ISM manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index data tonight at 11pm (Friday).
