At 9am the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was down 3.91 points at 1,560.43 from Friday's close of 1,564.34.
The index opened 0.54 points weaker at 1,563.80.
The bourse was seen starting the morning trading session in the red zone after tracking a decline on Wall Street coupled with weak performance in regional markets.
On the broader market, investors saw losers at 341 outpacing gainers at 126, while 261 counters were unchanged, 1,517 untraded and 17 suspended.
Total turnover at 437.16 million units worth RM160.19 million.
Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice president of equity research Thong Pak Leng noted that Wall Street closed lower last week as sentiment of concern enveloped investors who failed to find a permanent basis on buying activity.
On the bourse, the KLCI expects bargain-hunting activity to emerge behind the index which is at the support level of 1,565.
Nonetheless, the index today is expected to be at 1,560-1,575 in a volatile trading flow.
Heavyweights saw Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) gain 3 sen at RM9.03, Public Bank Bhd lost 5 sen at RM4.54, Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem) declined 6 sen at RM10.14 and IHH Healthcare Bhd rose 2 sen at RM6.48.
Active stocks saw Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd bud 21.5 sen at 13.5 sen and Pertama Digital Bhd added 3 sen at 93.5 sen while Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd and Bumi Armada Bhd remained at RM1.40 and 43 sen respectively.
On the index board, FBM ACE declined 46.06 points at 5,451.20, FBM 70 declined 36.91 points at 13,349.16, FBM Emas index declined 31.32 points at 11,174.24, FBMT 100 index declined 27.80 points at 10,827.71 and FBM Emas Shariah index declined 34.64 points at 11,659.11.
In terms of sector, the Financial Services index declined 17.28 points at 16,658.55, the Products and Services Industry index weakened 0.68 points at 203.42 and the Plantation index declined 78.11 points at 8,454.99.
