SELECTED BLUE CHIP counters trading at attractive valuations helped Bursa Malaysia close higher on Friday, despite cautious market sentiment driven by developments in West Asia, volatility in crude oil prices and uncertainty over the global interest rate outlook.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI rose by 4.10 points or 0.24 per cent to 1,683.63 compared with Thursday’s close of 1,679.53.
The key index opened 5.34 points stronger at 1,684.87 earlier today and moved between 1,679.72 and 1,685.39 throughout the session.
Market breadth was negative, with losers leading gainers 533 to 479, while 561 counters were unchanged, 1,130 untraded and 33 suspended. —June 12, 2026
