BURSA Malaysia ended higher on Tuesday, outperforming most regional markets as investors continued to rotate towards commodity and plantation-related stocks, an analyst said.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI rose 7.47 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 1,733.36 compared with Monday’s close of 1,725.89.
The benchmark index opened 1.63 points higher at 1,727.52, and fluctuated between 1,723.60 and 1,734.53 throughout the day.
On the broader market, losers outpaced gainers 762 to 438, while 576 counters were unchanged, 1,075 untraded and 16 suspended.
Turnover expanded to 3.74 bil units valued at RM2.91 bil from 3.45 bil units valued at RM2.74 bil on Monday.—Aug 18, 2026
