Bursa Malaysia ends softer as oil-linked shares weigh
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI fell 6.90 points, or 0.40%, to 1,734.71 after Wednesday’s close of 1,741.61.
Source: The Star · Bernama · bernama.com · bernamabiz.com · thestar.com.my · August 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM · AI-assisted report
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KUALA LUMPUR, 13 AUGUST 2026 —
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI fell 6.90 points, or 0.40%, to 1,734.71 after Wednesday’s close of 1,741.61.
Market Impact
Selling pressure in oil-related counters capped gains after the index opened 1.18 points higher at 1,742.79, according to IPPFA Sdn Bhd director of investment strategy and country economist Mohd Sedek Jantan.
The US consumer-price reading for July showed inflation cooling to 3.4% year-on-year from 3.5%, easing energy-price pressure and reducing expectations of further Federal Reserve tightening. That lifted global risk appetite, Mohd Sedek said, but investors remained cautious ahead of more data and catalysts.
Turnover fell to 3.51 billion units worth RM3.05 billion from 3.70 billion units valued at RM3.27 billion the previous session.
Losers outnumbered gainers 703 to 410, while 603 counters were unchanged, 1,082 untraded and 15 suspended. The index traded between 1,732.83 and 1,742.79 during the session.
Among heavyweights, CIMB Group gained three sen to RM7.95, Maybank was flat at RM10.60, Public Bank shed three sen to RM5.16, while Tenaga Nasional and IHH Healthcare both erased eight sen to RM14.50 and RM8.27 respectively.
Key ASIC added 4.5 sen to eight sen on the most active list, while SC Estate Builder was half a sen lower at half a sen. HHRG and NationGate were flat at 15.5 sen and RM1.56, and Dagang Nexchange lost two sen to 51 sen.
Nestle led gainers with a 60-sen advance to RM103.50. Malaysian Pacific Industries rose 34 sen to RM47.84, UMS Integration gained 30 sen to RM8.45, Kee Ming Group climbed 16 sen to RM2.29 and Genting Plantations added 13 sen to RM5.70.
Hong Leong Bank led decliners with a 36-sen drop to RM22.34. Fraser & Neave fell 32 sen to RM26.58, United Plantations lost 30 sen to RM33.30, Malaysia Smelting Corporation dropped 21 sen to RM2.01 and Lysaght Galvanized Steel fell 20 sen to RM2.40.
Sector moves showed the Energy Index edged down 2.42 points to 783.32, the Financial Services Index slid 43.01 points to 20,357.02, the Plantation Index slumped 94.68 points to 9,373.66 and the Industrial Products and Services Index eased 0.87 point to 189.48.
The FBM ACE Index rose 41.22 points to 5,244.65, while the FBM Emas Index fell 60.15 points to 12,858.55, the FBMT 100 Index declined 56.13 points to 12,672.70, the FBM Emas Shariah Index dropped 75.89 points to 12,694.98 and the FBM 70 Index tumbled 105.60 points to 18,330.21.
Main Market volume declined to 1.77 billion units valued at RM2.64 billion from 1.94 billion units worth RM2.90 billion on Wednesday. Warrants turnover narrowed to 956.43 million units worth RM137.35 million from 1.08 billion units valued at RM140.95 million.
The ACE Market’s volume expanded to 784.66 million units worth RM267.74 million from 668.48 million units valued at RM227.01 million.
Consumer products and services counters accounted for 151.81 million shares traded on the Main Market, industrial products and services 272.49 million, technology 557.57 million, construction 155.73 million, property 153.17 million, financial services 80.39 million, utilities 80.99 million, plantation 39.34 million, transportation and logistics 54.60 million, healthcare 82.83 million, telecommunications and media 30.88 million, energy 91.14 million, real estate investment trusts 25.56 million, business trusts 321,100 and closed-end funds 346,700.
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