BURSA Malaysia ended lower today, extending its mild pullback as negative global sentiment weighed on risk appetite, said an economist.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 11.80 points, or 0.68%, to 1,731.02 from yesterday’s close of 1,742.82.
The market bellwether opened 3.0 points higher at 1,745.82, and subsequently hit an intraday high of 1,747.18 in early trade before slipping to its intraday low of 1,731.02 at closing.
In the broader market, losers trounced gainers 920 to 243, with 402 counters unchanged, 1,089 counters untraded and 15 suspended.
Turnover improved to 3.30 billion units valued at RM3.25 bil from yesterday’s 2.59 billion units valued at RM2.86 bil. ‒ Feb 5, 2026
