At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell by 3.49 points to 1,614.37 compared to Friday’s close of 1,617.86, weighed by losses in Press Metal and YTL Corporation.
The benchmark index, which opened 1.38 points higher at 1,619.24, marking its intraday high, fluctuated between 1,613.01 and 1,619.24 throughout the trading session.
Market breadth was positive, with 628 stocks rising, 531 stocks falling, 470 stocks flat, and 769 stocks untraded. The total trading volume for the day was 5.96 billion shares, with a transaction value of RM3.30 billion.