On the broader market, losers thumped gainers 533 to 413, while 408 counters were unchanged, 883 untraded and 37 others suspended. ― Picture by Hari AnggaraKUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Bursa Malaysia remained easier at mid-morning, trading in a cautious mode due to external factors.
North Korean diplomats departed from the Malaysian shores yesterday after Pyongyang had cut diplomatic ties with the nation following the extradition of one of its citizen to the United States. Meanwhile, Maybank lost two sen to RM8.36, PChem eased eight sen to RM8.14, IHH shed 16 sen to RM5.32 and CIMB fell six sen to RM4.52.