On the scoreboard, market breadth was negative with losers trumping gainers 586 to 386, while 385 counters were unchanged, 669 untraded and 25 others suspended. — Bernama pic
Healthcare-linked companies Hartalega and IHH trimmed 82 sen and nine sen to RM14.54 and RM5.26 respectively, while utilities company Tenaga lost 16 sen to RM11.08. Of the top losers, Nestle lost RM2 to RM139.80, Dutch Lady erased 46 sen to RM39.04 and Kossan Rubber was 30 sen weaker at RM14.82. Of the heavyweights, Maybank fell two sen to RM7.23, Tenaga reduced 16 sen to RM11.08, Public Bank was down by six sen to RM16.08 and Petronas Chemicals was six sen weaker at RM5.53.