Investing.com – Malaysia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Construction and Trade & Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI declined 0.12% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd (KL:SKPE), which rose 3.77% or 0.10 points to trade at 2.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KL:KLKK) added 2.19% or 0.46 points to end at 21.46 and PPB Group Bhd (KL:PEPT) was up 1.32% or 0.20 points to 15.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB), which fell 3.02% or 0.17 points to trade at 5.46 at the close. Axiata Group Bhd (KL:AXIA) declined 2.01% or 0.13 points to end at 6.34 and YTL Corporation Bhd (KL:YTLS) was down 1.27% or 0.02 points to 1.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by 373 to 199 and 40 ended unchanged.
Shares in Axiata Group Bhd (KL:AXIA) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.01% or 0.13 to 6.34. Shares in YTL Corporation Bhd (KL:YTLS) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.27% or 0.02 to 1.55.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.00% or 0.60 to $60.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.87% or 0.56 to hit $65.44 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.20% or 2.40 to trade at $1186.30 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was up 0.23% to 2.7284, while USD/MYR rose 0.24% to 3.7008.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.34% at 97.20.