BURSA Malaysia drifted lower for most of the day but reversed earlier losses to end slightly higher on late buying as investors turned cautiously optimistic ahead of the United States Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) rate decision tomorrow.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) improved 1.39 points, or 0.09%, to 1,614.17 from Monday’s close of 1,612.78 .
The benchmark index opened 6.36 points higher at 1,619.14 and subsequently reached a high of 1,620.73 in early trade before easing to an intraday low of 1,606.57 during the mid-morning session. It gather momentum in the late afternoon session towards closing.
On the broader market, decliners thumped gainers 560 to 371. A total of 537 counters were unchanged, 1,279 untraded, and 11 suspended.
Turnover slid to 2.66 billion units worth RM2.09 bil from 3.32 billion units worth RM2.14 bil on Monday. ‒ Dec 9, 2025
