KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower in early trade today, as a result of mild profit-taking and mixed performance on the global front, a dealer said.
“The local market is expected to track the mixed situation on the global front, after it bucked the regional losses yesterday,” it said. Meanwhile, traders were advised to look out for technology and telco-related stocks on the back of fifth generation-related trading ideas. Of the actives, KNM and Vinvest advanced half-a-sen each at 15 sen and 43.5 sen, respectively, Theta perked up four sen at 90.5 sen, while Compugt was flat at 1.5 sen.