Bomb scare at KL Bursa triggers evacuation

Kuala Lumpur

A bomb scare at Bursa Malaysia on Friday failed to disrupt trading, though employees had to evacuate the building so that the police could conduct a sweep of the premises.

Late afternoon selling of blue chips - including those of exchange operator Bursa, which shed 2.3 per cent - led to the benchmark FBMKLCI losing 17 points or 1 per cent.

Equity investors, however, were unlikely to have been spooked by the threat.

When contacted, Dang Wangi police station OCPD Assistant Commissioner Zainol Samah briefly confirme…