KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended lower, with the FBM KLCI falling 0.58 per cent, or 9.23 points, to close at 1,585.96.
Market sentiment remained weak, with construction and technology stocks leading the declines, while concerns over a possible Federal Reserve rate hike in December and higher-than-expected US inflation continued to weigh on regional markets.
On the currency front, the ringgit weakened against the US dollar to close at 4.0780.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin hovered at RM300,596, while Ethereum stood at RM8,381.
That’s it for Market Pulse.