BURSA Malaysia closed lower on Wednesday on continuous profit-taking in selected heavyweights led by the financial services and utilities sectors.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI fell 13.90 points or 0.91 per cent to 1,511.50 from Tuesday’s close of 1,525.40.
The benchmark index opened 1.63 points lower at 1,523.77 and moved between 1,510.14 and 1,526.29 throughout the session.
The market breadth was negative, with 727 decliners outpacing 335 gainers and 432 counters unchanged, while 951 were untraded and eight suspended.
Turnover improved to 3.18 bil shares worth RM2.44 bil, compared with 3.07 bil shares worth RM2.36 bil on Tuesday.—July 16, 2025
