BURSA Malaysia’s key index reversed yesterday’s gains to close lower on Wednesday, tracking most regional peers, as profit-taking took centre stage.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI declined 14.14 points, or 0.87 per cent, to 1,602.69 from Tuesday’s close of 1,616.83.
The benchmark index opened 0.73 of-a-point firmer at 1,617.56, which marked its day’s high, and hit its intraday low of 1,602.06 in late trading.
The broader market was negative with 699 decliners thumping 355 gainers, while 491 counters were unchanged, 1,148 untraded, and 31 suspended.
Turnover dropped to 3.41 bil units worth RM2.34 bil compared with 3.68 bil units worth RM2.55 bil on Tuesday. —Oct 22, 2025
