Continued profit taking activities amid political jitters and vaccine supply concerns saw Bursa Malaysia trading in negative territory throughout the day.

Investors continued to offload their holdings ahead of the weekend after the domestic market hit a record high yesterday.

At 5 pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) declined 6.41 points to 1,621.85, mainly dragged down by the health as well as finance counters.

The index opened 0.35 of-a-point lower at 1,627.91 from Thursday’s close of 1,628.26.

It moved between 1,628.82 and 1,618.54 throughout the day.

On the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 731 to 580, while 429 counters were unchanged, 393 untraded and 30 others suspended.

Volume climbed to 14.22 billion shares worth RM6.75 billion from 12.37 billion units worth RM6.17 billion yesterday.

Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd economist Adam Mohamed Rahim said among the FBM KLCI constituents, Petronas Dagangan led decliners after dropping by 2.5 per cent, while CIMB Bank topped the gainers list with a 2.1 per cent increase.

He said Bursa Malaysia’s Energy Index gained the most, rising by 7.5 per cent today after the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) agreed to ease output cuts by a lesser amount than what was expected; increasing the daily output by 500,000 barrels in January.

“The 500,000 barrels increase only represents 1.0 per cent of the global oil market,” he said to Bernama.

The Bursa Malaysia Healthcare index was the biggest loser, declining by 1.4 per cent.

Meanwhile, an analyst said investors are concerned over political instability after Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu lost a motion of confidence vote that was tabled against him at the State Assembly sitting earlier today.

Additionally, risk sentiment also soured as drugmaker Pfizer Inc slashed the target for the rollout of its COVID-19 vaccine.

The analyst also said that the market was also waiting for the United States employment data set to be released later today.

Among the heavyweights, Top Glove declined 13 sen to RM6.65, IHH depreciated five sen to RM5.45 and Hartalega went down 16 sen to RM14.50.

Petronas Gas eased two sen to RM17.40 and Telekom Malaysia was seven sen lower at RM5.30.

Among the actives, Yong Tai rose seven sen to 36.5 sen, Ho Wah inched up 3.5 sen to 88 sen, while Metronic added 1.5 sen to 13.5 sen.

正元转债以176.4%的涨幅位居可转债个券之首，22日收盘价353.8元，日换手率高达2725.03%。

　　具体来看，22日早上9点39分，正元转债盘中成交价较前收盘价首次上涨超过20%，因而被深交所实施临停，后于10时09分42秒复牌；随后该个券继续快速上攻，2分钟内涨幅就超过30%。10点11分，正元转债再次临停，并于10点41分复牌。

　　二次复牌后，正元转债就不再有涨跌停限制，该个券持续被拉涨，交易最后半个小时被涨幅快速拉升至180%，收盘涨幅为176.41%，全天成交额101.24亿元。同日，正元转债的正股正元智慧日涨幅6.9%，成交额仅4.22亿。

　　而这个现象已经受到了监管的关注。22日晚间，正元转债的正股正元智慧公告了深交所创业板公司管理部下发的《关注函》，该函对正元转债的异常波动表示关注，要求正元智慧自查公司的经营情况、并购事项，并就公司股票和可转债价格走势进行分析。

　　正元智慧还表示，因公司可转换公司债券交易价格有大幅波动，经公司申请，公司股票证券代码：300645)及可转换公司债券(债券代码：123043)将于10月23日开市起停牌，公司将就近期二级市场交易的相关事项进行必要的核查，待公司完成相关核查工作并披露核查结果后复牌。

　　多只可转债暴涨，交易风险加大

　　近几日来，A股市场表现较为低迷，但多只可转债出现暴涨。就22日当天来看，包括正元转债在内，有9只个券的换手率超10倍，其中万里转债的换手率超过33倍；而就成交额来看，正元转债和蓝盾转债的日成交额超100亿。

　　19日至22日4个交易日中，就有11只转债的区间涨幅超过30%，其中有3只个券涨幅超过100%，日振幅超过30%的个券则更是不胜枚举。

　　个别可转债市场的投资风险则已经十分突出。10月22日收盘，有9只个券的转股溢价率超过100%，其中横河转债的转股溢价率为283.7%居首；广电转债、盛路转债、亚药转债、正元转债等转股溢价率均超170%。

　　深交所近日也频繁对一些可转债个券实施临停，比如蓝盾转债近4个交易日被实施了7次临停，多日换手率超10倍甚至20倍，该个券本周来涨幅也超过100%，振幅达到198%，备受市场关注。

上海证券交易所的首次公开募股（IPO）保持活跃。1～9月新上市企业从市场融资2790亿元，同比增至3.1倍，排在世界首位。11月将迎来阿里巴巴集团旗下的蚂蚁集团上市。在雷曼危机之后，上交所全年IPO的融资金额首次成为全球第一也进入视野。

胡志明市证券交易所近期公布了2020年第三季度券商股票、交易所交易基金等经纪业务市场份额排名，其中西贡证券股份公司（SSI）位居榜首。

在排行榜上，SSI以市场份额达11.82%的成绩位居第一，是连续7个季度居券商经纪业务排行榜的第一名。近期，SSI账户数量保持积极增长势头。截至2020年第三季度，在开立的证券帐户数量达18.6万个，其中个人客户数量18.4万个，组织客户数量逾2000个。然而，若与第二季度的14.13%水平相比，SSI的市场份额有所下降。

胡志明市证券股份公司（HSC）以8.43%的市场份额位居第二，取代本越证券股份公司（VCSC）在上个季度排行榜上的位置。VPS证券股份公司以股票、交易所交易基金、备兑权证经纪业务市场份额达7.12%，越过VNDirect和VCSC两家证券公司位居第三。

VNDirect和VCSC分别位居第四和第五。其他排名分别为MB证券股份公司（MBS）、越南Mirae Asset证券股份公司、越南KIS证券股份公司、FPT证券股份公司和越南投资与发展银行证券股份公司（BSC）。

在证券市场上，技商证券股份公司（TCBS）以64%的市场份额位居第一。越南KB证券公司（KBCV）位居第二。