BURSA Malaysia maintained its upward momentum to end the week higher, briefly breaching the 1,600 key level during the early session, driven by persistent buying in selected heavyweights, led by telecommunications and media, as well as industrial products and services counters, a dealer said.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI rose 4.60 points, or 0.29 per cent, to settle at 1,597.47 from Thursday’s close of 1,592.87.
The benchmark index opened 0.93 of-a-point firmer at 1,593.80, and moved between 1,593.42 and 1,603.19 throughout the day.
The broader market was positive with advancers leading decliners 561 to 428, while 526 counters were unchanged, 1,079 untraded and 12 suspended.
Turnover narrowed to 2.63 bil units worth RM2.70 bil from 2.67 bil units worth RM2.87 bil on Thursday. —Aug 22, 2025
