BURSA Malaysia’s main index closed lower on Friday after a choppy session, while buying interest shifted to smaller-cap stocks, particularly technology and construction counters.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI eased 9.18 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 1,665.56, from Thursday’s close of 1,674.74.
The benchmark index opened 1.98 points higher at 1,676.72 and moved between 1,661.79 and 1,677.83 throughout the session.
Market breadth, however, remained positive, with 625 gainers against 564 decliners. A total of 505 counters were unchanged, 1,172 were untraded, and 22 were suspended.
Turnover surged to 4.91 bil units worth RM4.87 bil, from 3.60 bil units valued at RM3.25 bil on Thursday.—Sept 18, 2026
