KLCI shows its true colours ends down, against the regional trend, as usual

Among the key regional markets:

Japan's Nikkei 225 staged a rebound and rose 1.53% to13,869.82;

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.48% to 21,953.96;

Shanghai's Composite Index rose 0.7% to 1,990.06;

Taiwan's Taiex rose 0.98% to 8,163.55

South Korea's Kospi rose 0.9% to 1,917.05 and

Singapore's Straits Times Index tose 0.26% to 3,245.45.

US light crude oil fell 60 cents to US$103.95 and Brent lost 14 cents to US$107.31.

Spot gold fell US$6.25 or 0.47% to 1,321.85.