Bursa Malaysia ekes higher on improved sentiment over oil prices
Bursa Malaysia’s FBM KLCI gained 3.2 points to 1,728.93 by 12:30pm on improved sentiment from overnight US stock gains and easing Middle East tensions that lowered oil prices.
Source: The Star · August 4, 2026 at 6:27 AM · AI-assisted report
Single-sourceMALAYSIA, 4 AUGUST 2026 —
Bursa Malaysia’s FBM KLCI gained 3.2 points to 1,728.93 by 12:30pm on improved sentiment from overnight US stock gains and easing Middle East tensions that lowered oil prices.
Market Impact
The index’s advance came as buying picked up in bank and plantation shares. Hong Leong Bank added 18 sen to RM22.28, AMMB Holdings climbed six sen to RM7.09 and RHB Bank rose eight sen to RM8.74.
Plantation counters led advancers, with Kuala Lumpur Kepong up 26 sen at RM21.26 and SD Guthrie gaining seven sen to RM6.64. Energy-linked names also rose, with MISC up seven sen to RM8.16 and PETRONAS Dagangan adding 24 sen to RM19.68.
Turnover reached 1.51 billion shares worth RM1.29 billion, with advancing issues outnumbering decliners 539 to 399.
Sector gains were led by technology, which jumped 1.02%, followed by property up 0.6%, plantations 0.48%, financial services 0.35% and energy 0.13%. Consumer services fell 0.48% and REITs lost 0.65%.
Among the most active names, Nationgate rose seven sen to RM1.30, HHRG was flat at 11.5 sen and Zetrix AI added one sen to 73.5 sen.
Regional markets diverged, with Japan’s Nikkei down 0.33% at 63,536, South Korea’s Kospi down 0.76% at 6,209, China’s Shanghai Composite up 0.16% at 3,815 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down 0.49% at 26,882.
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