Bursa Malaysia opens lower, awaiting fresh catalyst

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia extended yesterday’s downtrend in early trade as investors’ risk appetite was weighed down by cautious market sentiment

The benchmark index fell 0.9 of a point, or 0.06% to 1,445.13 at 9.17am. The index opened 2.93 points lower at 1,442.89.

Among the losers, Malaysian Pacific…