BURSA Malaysia closed higher today, supported by buying interest in large-cap stocks as investors shifted toward defensive counters amid rising geopolitical uncertainty.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 7.09 points, or 0.42%, to 1,702.30 from last Friday’s close of 1,695.21.
The benchmark index opened 1.71 points lower at 1,693.50, and moved between 1,689.00 and 1,703.64 during the day.
In the broader market, losers outpaced gainers 657 to 500, while 572 counters were unchanged, 1,029 untraded and 24 suspended.
Turnover decreased to 3.03 billion units valued at RM2.92 bil from 3.46 billion units valued at RM3.08 bil last Friday. ‒ April 20, 2026
