BURSA Malaysia ended higher on Wednesday (Sept 2) on bargain hunting following the recent sell-off, ahead of Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) overnight policy rate (OPR) decision on Thursday (Sept 3).
At 5pm, the FBM KLCI rose 8.20 points to 1,708.74 from Tuesday’s close of 1,700.54.
The benchmark index opened 0.42 of a point better at 1,700.96 and fluctuated between 1,695.89 and 1,709.71 throughout the day.
On the broader market, losers trounced gainers 746 to 424 while 554 counters were unchanged, 1,048 untraded and 17 suspended.
Turnover declined to 4.20 billion shares valued at RM3.52 bil from 5.52 billion shares valued at RM4.42 bil on Tuesday. – Sept 2, 2026
