BURSA Malaysia’s key index rebounded from yesterday’s losses to close higher on Thursday, driven by broad-based buying across multiple sectors.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 8.43 points, or 0.49%, to close at 1,722.19 from Wednesday’s close of 1,713.76.
The benchmark index opened 3.0 points higher at 1,716.76, marking its intraday low, and hit a high of 1,726.75 during the midday session.
On the broader market, gainers led losers 576 to 550, while 563 counters were unchanged, 1,064 untraded, and 12 suspended.
Turnover declined to 3.68 billion units valued at RM2.80 bil from 4.07 billion units valued at RM2.84 bil on Wednesday. ‒ July 16, 2026
