Malaysia: Shares open lower on Friday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Friday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 5.02 points or 0.31 per cent to 1,613.52 as at 9.04 am.

Volume was 89.99 million lots worth about RM41.33 million. Losers outnumbered gainers 158 to 98.