KLCI Closes Below 1,620, Losing 28 Points After Week's Trading
KLCI Closes Below 1,620, Losing 28 Points After Week's Trading
At 12.30 pm, the index was down 2.37 points, or 0.15%, standing at 1,629.86 after fluctuating within a range of 6.29 points. Malaysian stock exchange's benchmark index, KLCI, today recorded the biggest intraday loss of 13.93 points (0.85%) this week to settle at 1,617.60 points, below the 1,620 threshold.
马来西亚证券交易所的基准指数KLCI今天创下本周最大盘中跌幅13.93点（0.85％），收于1,617.60点，低于1,620点的门槛。
Within this week, the benchmark index lost 27.69 points in total from the settlement of last Friday at 1,645.99 in a downward trending week.
在本周内，基准指数在下跌的一周内从上周五的收盘价1,645.99点总共下跌了27.69点。
Market observers reported that KLCI opened positively this morning but lost momentum by midday, erasing its earlier gains and traded below the 1630 psychological threshold.
市场观察家报告称，KLCI今天上午开盘乐观，但到中午失去了动力，抹去了先前的涨势，交易价格跌破了1630的心理关口。
At 12.30 pm, the index was down 2.37 points, or 0.15%, standing at 1,629.86 after fluctuating within a range of 6.29 points.
下午12点30分，该指数在6.29点范围内波动后，下跌2.37点，跌幅0.15％，至1,629.86点。
Overall market sentiment remained cautious among dealers as the weekend approached.
总的来说 市场情绪 随着周末的临近，经销商仍然保持谨慎。
The stock counters that suffered losses in the early trading sessions included Nestlé Malaysia which dropped RM1.40 to RM101.10, BLD Plantation which fell 76 sen to RM10.74, LPI Capital which lost 22 sen, trading at RM13.34, and Bursa Malaysia which declined by 17 sen to RM9.03.
在早盘交易时段遭受损失的股票柜台包括下跌1.40令吉的马来西亚雀巢，至101.10令吉；BLD Plantation下跌76仙至10.74令吉；LPI Capital下跌22仙，交易价格为13.34令吉；以及下跌17仙至9.03令吉的马来西亚证券交易所。
Public Bank Bhd shed 9 sen to RM4.43 while Maxis Bhd retreated by 5 sen to RM3.75.
大众银行有限公司下跌9仙至4.43令吉，而Maxis Bhd下跌5仙至3.75令吉。
On the other hand, gainers included ViTrox which added 14 sen to RM3.59 and Pentamaster which rose 12 sen to RM3.88.
另一方面，涨幅包括VitroX上涨14仙至3.59令吉，以及上涨12仙至3.88令吉的Pentamaster。
Nationgate and United Plantations both climbed 10 sen to reach RM2.03 and RM26.50, respectively, in earlier trading sessions.
在早些时候的交易中，Nationgate和联合种植园均上涨了10仙，分别达到2.03令吉和26.50令吉。
At closing, foodstuff supplier Nestlé Malaysia continued the downward trading to close at RM100.20, after an intraday loss of RM2.30, also the biggest loss on the top decliners' list.
收盘时，食品供应商马来西亚雀巢继续下跌，收于100.20令吉，此前盘中亏损2.30令吉，也是跌幅最大的股票。
LPI Capital recovered slightly by 3 sen to close 18 sen down at RM13.38 whereas Bursa, the exchange company, recovered by 1 sen and ended at RM8.99, losing 21 sen.
LPI Capital小幅回升3仙，收盘下跌18仙至13.38令吉，而交易所Bursa回升1仙，收于8.99令吉，跌幅21仙。
Sector wise, the Utilities Index was the top decliner index, shedding 27.40 points, or 1.63%, to settle at 1,652.13, followed by the Telecommunications & Media Index which lost 8.81 points, or 1.57%, to close at 552.41 points, and the Energy Index which trimmed 12.50 points, or 1.46%, to end the day at 846.53 points.
板块方面，公用事业指数是跌幅最大的指数，下跌27.40点，跌幅1.63％，收于1,652.13点；其次是电信与媒体指数，下跌8.81点，跌幅1.57％，收于552.41点；能源指数下跌12.50点，跌幅1.46％，收于846.53点。
The sector indices that advanced today were the Construction Index, adding 0.51% to settle at 291.26 points, the Plantation Index up 0.29% to 7,299.58 points, the Property Index added 0.16% to 1,091.81 points, and lastly the Healthcare Index rising slightly by 0.03% to settle at 2,079.28 points.
今天上涨的行业指数是建筑指数，上涨0.51％，收于291.26点；种植园指数上涨0.29％，至7,299.58点；房地产指数上涨0.16％，至1,091.81点；最后是医疗保健指数小幅上涨0.03％，收于2,079.28点。
All other sector indices ended the day in the red zone, with losses within the range of 0.06% to 0.75%.
所有其他行业指数当天收于红色区域，跌幅在0.06％至0.75％之间。
