BURSA Malaysia finished the week sharply lower on Friday amid another round of selling across regional markets, as persistently high crude oil prices continued to weigh on market sentiment, an analyst said.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI fell 18.78 points, or 1.10 per cent, to 1,686.74 from Thursday’s close of 1,705.52.
The benchmark index opened 10.23 points lower at 1,705.29 and moved between 1,682.56 and 1,705.69 throughout the trading session.
Market breadth was also negative, with decliners outnumbering gainers 809 to 427. A total of 474 counters were unchanged, 1,121 untraded and 32 suspended.
Turnover narrowed to 3.57 bil units worth RM3.28 bil from 3.98 bil units valued at RM3.14 bil on Thursday.—Sept 11, 2026
