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FBM KLCI drops 1.92 points to 1,720.37 as regional markets rally

The FBM KLCI fell for a second straight session on Tuesday, slipping 1.92 points to 1,720.37 while most Asian markets rose, with selling in plantation and PETRONAS-linked stocks outweighing gains in technology shares.

Source: The Star · August 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM · AI-assisted report

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The FBM KLCI fell for a second straight session on Tuesday, slipping 1.92 points to 1,720.37 while most Asian markets rose, with selling in plantation and PETRONAS-linked stocks outweighing gains in technology shares.

Market Impact

The index recovered from an intraday low of 1,712.66. Turnover reached 3.53 billion shares valued at RM2.8 billion. Advancers outnumbered decliners 597 to 528, with 560 counters unchanged.

United Plantations slid 86 sen to RM33.74. Kuala Lumpur Kepong fell 44 sen to RM21.14. F&N declined 34 sen to RM28.80. PETRONAS Gas gave up 22 sen to RM17.40.

Semiconductor stocks led the gainers. Malaysian Pacific Industries surged RM2.18 to RM46.84. MI Technovation jumped RM1.05 to RM5.92. UMS Integration rose 41 sen to RM8.19. Unisem added 37 sen to RM4.85. Pentamaster climbed 28 sen to RM5.19.

Stratus Global surged 163.75% on debut, adding RM1.31 to close at RM2.11. The automated material handling systems provider ranked second by turnover with 272.07 million shares traded.

Foreign funds sold RM18 million of equities on Monday. Retail investors offloaded RM13 million. Local institutions bought RM31 million net.

The ringgit rose 0.07% against the US dollar to 4.0895. It fell 0.02% versus the Singapore dollar at 3.1707. The currency climbed 0.16% against the euro to 4.6700 and 0.21% against the pound sterling at 5.4981.

Regionally, MSCI’s Asia ex-Japan index climbed 2.43%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rallied 3.26% to 66,232.19. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 3.56% to 6,747.95. China’s CSI300 gained 3.06% to 4,739.23. The Shanghai Composite rose 1.79% to 3,864.37. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 0.04% to 25,132.29.

Related: PETRONAS

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