BURSA Malaysia ended lower on Wednesday, as elevated United States (US) Treasury yields and weakness in technology stocks weighed on investor sentiment, an analyst said.
However, gains in healthcare and telecommunications stocks provided some support to the broader local market.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI slid 2.04 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 1,731.32 compared with Tuesday’s close of 1,733.36.
The benchmark index opened 1.39 points weaker at 1,731.97, and fluctuated between 1,725.95 and 1,733.44 throughout the day.
On the broader market, losers outpaced gainers 701 to 478, while 563 counters were unchanged, 1,131 untraded and 16 suspended.
Turnover shrank to 3.31 billion units valued at RM2.92 billion from 3.74 billion units valued at RM2.91 billion on Tuesday.—Aug 19, 2026
