BURSA Malaysia languished in the red for most of the day but managed to eke out paltry gains to settle at an intraday high on Wednesday due to late buying interest in selected heavyweights led by industrial products and financial services sectors.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI inched up 0.68 of-a-point, or 0.05 per cent, to close at 1,524.50 from Tuesday’s close of 1,523.82.
The benchmark index opened 0.28 of-a-point higher at 1,524.10 and hit a low of 1,516.96 during the morning session.
However, the broader market was negative, with losers outpacing gainers 570 to 377, while 508 counters were unchanged, 1,076 untraded and 89 suspended.
Turnover declined to 2.65 bil units worth RM2.07 bil from 3.36 bil shares worth RM2.18 bil yesterday. —July 30, 2025
