KUALA LUMPUR: Shares on Bursa Malaysia ended mixed amid renewed concerns that the US Federal Reserve would scale back its stimulus package ahead of schedule, dealers said.
At 5 pm today, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) ended 0.27 of a point lower at 1,804.21, after hovering between 1,802.77 and 1,806.23 throughout the day.
They said positive external vibes lifted sentiment on Malaysian equities, earlier in the day, with the benchmark FBM KLCI pulling further away from the psychological mark of 1,800, but a surprise surge in US jobs growth heightened expectation that the Federal Reserve would start reducing its stimulus exercise by year-end.
HLIB Research said the KLCI technical picture remained fragile at this juncture and the index was likely to trade sideways in the near-term, due to its rich valuation vis-'-vis regional markets, uncertainties surrounding the US Federal Reserve's stimulus tapering timeline and ongoing Bursa Malaysia 3Q13 earnings reporting season.
Regionally, Japan's Nikkei 225 rose to 14,269.84, Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed to 23,069.85 and Singapore's Straits Times Index inched up to 3,186.72.
On the scoreboard, the Finance Index rose 14.72 points to 16,738.211, the Industrial Index fell 0.02 of a point to 3,105.96 but the Plantation Index was 9.09 points higher at 8,630.9.
The FBM Emas Index inched up 0.07 of a point to 12,559.53, the FBMT100 increased 0.07 of a point to 12,559.53 but the FBM70 Index was 1.42 points lower at 14,301.19 while the FBM Ace Index improved 40.1 points to 5,913.11.
Total volume stood at 2.191 billion shares worth RM1.836 billion.
Gainers edged losers 429 to 367, with 340 counters unchanged, 825 untraded and 26 others were suspended
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