Bursa Malaysia closes lower amid foreign outflow, heightened middle east tensions

BURSA Malaysia closed lower on Tuesday amid foreign fund outflows as investors weighed the escalating Israel-Iran tensions following US President Donald Trump’s call for immediate evacuation of Tehran, analysts said.

At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI dropped 8.35 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 1,511.64 from Monday’s close of 1,519.99.

The benchmark index opened 1.17 points lower at 1,518.82 and fluctuated between 1,510.92 and 1,520.89 throughout the trading session.

Market breadth was negative, with 538 decliners outpacing 353 gainers, while 494 counters were unchanged, 1,031 untraded and 22 suspended.

Turnover expanded to 3.03 bil units worth RM1.92 bil compared with Monday’s 2.83 bil units valued at RM2.04 bil. —June 17, 2025

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