BURSA Malaysia closed at its intraday high on Tuesday, with gains led by the financial services and healthcare sectors, as investors rotated back into defensive and domestic-oriented sectors amid improving global risk appetite, an analyst said.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 6.93 points to 1,732.66 from Monday’s close of 1,725.73.
The benchmark index opened 0.21 of a point higher at 1,725.94, and subsequently hit a low of 1,722.78 in early trade before gathering momentum throughout the rest of the day to end at its intraday high.
The broader market was also positive with advancers outpacing decliners 621 to 482, while 581 counters were unchanged, 1,052 untraded and 16 suspended.
Turnover improved to 2.80 billion units valued at RM2.81 bil from 2.73 billion units valued at RM2.33 bil on Monday. ‒ Aug 4, 2026
