<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Wednesday (Jan 4) on a lack of catalysts, in line with most key regional markets.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased by 4.44 points to 1,469.55 from Tuesday's closing of 1,473.99. The market bellwether opened 1.14 points lower at 1,472.85.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Regionally, Singapore's Straits Times Index eased 0.1% to 3,242.46, and Japan's Nikkei 225 Index trimmed 1.45% to 25,716.86, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumped 3.22% to 20,793.11.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice president of Equity Research Thong Pak Leng said despite the heightened volatility in regional markets, he believes that bargain hunting will emerge due to cheap valuations and improving corporate earnings.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“As such, we see the benchmark index to trend within the 1,465-1,485 range for the remainder of the week," he told <em>Bernama</em>.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Further details on the market movement on Wednesday could not be disclosed at the time of writing as the local bourse operator said the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI is currently unavailable in the price feed.</p></div>


Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Wednesday (Jan 4) on a lack of catalysts, in line with most key regional markets.

At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased by 4.44 points to 1,469.55 from Tuesday's closing of 1,473.99. The market bellwether opened 1.14 points lower at 1,472.85.

Bursa ends lower

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<p>From New York to London to Tokyo, if there’s one similarity among the world’s equity markets it’s this: record highs.</p>

<p>Of the world’s 20 largest stock markets, 14 have hit all-time highs recently.</p>


<p>Police have identified the male suspect who attacked the Ulu Tiram police station on Friday and confirmed that he has no links to any terrorist groups.</p>

<p>Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain clarified that the initial statement of the suspect being a member of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) was based on his father's involvement with the terrorist group.</p>


<p>All the suspects remanded on Saturday following the attack at the Ulu Tiram police station early on Friday morning are local citizens, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.</p>


<p>(May 19): Liverpool's outgoing manager Juergen Klopp has never been one for social media but he took the plunge on Saturday ahead of his final game in charge, instantly becoming an Instagram hit when he racked up a million followers.</p>

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<p>KHARKIV, Ukraine (May 19): Ukraine said Russian shelling targeted civilians in two cities in the northeastern region of Kharkiv on Saturday while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported successes by troops fighting a renewed Russian assault there.</p>

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