Malaysia: Shares open lower on Tuesday

MALAYSIA share prices opened lower on Tuesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index down 4.03 points, or 0.22 per cent to 1,853.50 as at 9.01am.

Volume was 31.8 million lots worth RM10.2 million.

Losers outnumbered gainers 159 to 32.