KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI retreated on Wednesday as profit-taking set in after the previous session’s gains, with cautious sentiment amid a lack of fresh domestic catalysts.

At 5pm, the FBM KLCI fell 9.18 points, or 0.53%, to 1,720.42 after trading within a 15.39-point range, with an intraday high of 1,733.84 and a low of 1,718.45.