KLCI closed lower by 9.03pts to 1,480.92. Volume traded was at 2.26bn shares which valued at RM1.305bn. Market breadth was negative with 493 losers, 255 gainers, while 281 traded unchanged.
Asian markets fell in cautious trade Tuesday as a Standard & Poor's warning of a possible downgrade for the eurozone offset news that France and Germany had outlined a plan to save the single currency.
