BURSA Malaysia ended at an intraday low today due to persistent selling in selected heavyweights, led by the financial services and construction sectors.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 12.11 points or 0.79% to 1,525.40 from Monday’s close of 1,537.51.
Public Bank eased 8.0 sen to RM4.26, Maybank slid 7.0 sen to RM9.65, and Gamuda gave up 13 sen to RM4.96. These counters dragged the composite index down by a combined of 5.42 points.
The benchmark index opened 1.45 points lower at 1,536.06 and hovered between 1,525.40 and 1,538.56 throughout the session.
The market breadth was negative, with 601 decliners outpacing 412 gainers and 498 counters unchanged, while 918 were untraded and eight suspended.
Turnover improved to 3.07 billion shares worth RM2.36 bil, compared with 2.93 billion shares worth RM1.67 bil yesterday. ‒ July 15, 2025
