BURSA Malaysia closed lower across the board on Friday, as investors assessed the impact of the United States’ latest tariffs on imports from 60 economies.
However, the benchmark FBM KLCI fared better than its regional peers.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI declined 13.57 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 1,701.02 from Thursday’s close of 1,714.59.
The benchmark index opened 4.14 points lower at 1,710.45, and moved between 1,697.76 and 1,710.80 throughout the day.
On the broader market, decliners outnumbered advancers 723 to 339, while 543 counters were unchanged, 1,168 untraded, and 30 suspended.
Turnover narrowed to 3.03 bil units valued at RM2.30 bil from 3.19 bil units valued at RM2.27 bil on Thursday.—July 24, 2026
