KLCI falls 19.3 points to 1,686.2 as foreign selling hits heavyweights
The FBM KLCI closed 19.3 points lower at 1,686.2, with selling concentrated in heavyweights such as Maybank, CIMB and Public Bank. HLIB Research warns of continued downside risk ahead of the US Federal Reserve decision, with foreign institutions recording RM207 million in net outflows for the day and RM5.26 billion year-to-date.