Conditional MCO announcement pulls KLCI down 11.92 points at the close

The worsening Covid-19 cases, which led to the enforcement of conditional movement control order (MCO) in several states in the country starting from midnight tonight, pulled the key index down by 11.92 points today.

At 5pm, benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) lost 11.92 points, or 0.78 percent, to 1,518.43 from last Friday’s close of 1,530.35...