KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Bursa Malaysia opened slightly lower today, tracking Wall Street’s weaker performance overnight.

At 9.10 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 2.83 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 1,709.12 from Tuesday’s close of 1,711.95, after opening 0.52 of-a-point weaker at 1,711.43.

Market breadth was negative, with losers leading gainers 293 to 128, while 251 counters were unchanged, 1,950 counters untraded, and 10 suspended.