{
  "id": 10364943,
  "title": "Bursa Malaysia turns marginally at lower mid-morning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/bursa-malaysia-turns-marginally-at-lower-mid-morning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T04:39:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/09/28/bursa-malaysia-turns-marginally-at-lower-mid-morning/236844"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Bursa Malaysia experienced a slight decrease at mid-morning, primarily driven by subdued trading in certain key sectors. At 11:01 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell by 0.79 points to 1,670.83, down from Friday’s close of 1,671.62, after opening 0.93 points higher at 1,672.55. Petronas Chemicals declined ten sen to RM4.39, YTL Power International dropped eight sen to RM5.81, Maybank slipped four sen to RM10.18, and Public Bank fell one sen to RM4.79. Market breadth was negative, with more stocks losing value than gaining, signaling weaker investor sentiment. A total of 417 counters remained unchanged, while 1,721 were untraded and 91 were suspended, indicating lower liquidity in the market. Turnover recorded 1.29 billion shares, valued at RM738.14 million. Among the prominent companies, CIMB gained three sen to RM7.93, Tenaga Nasional increased eight sen to RM13.22, and IHH Healthcare stayed flat at RM8.03. In the active trades, Jaks Resources rebounded one sen to 18 sen, while Zetrix AI dropped one sen to 18 sen, ACE Market debutant Evocom declined four and a half sen to 13.5 sen, Inari Amertron fell eleven sen to RM2.55, and Top Glove decreased three sen to 72.5 sen. The top gainers included Petronas Dagangan, which rose fourteen sen to RM19.64, and Hong Leong Bank and Nestlé, which both increased twelve sen to RM23.26 and RM90.32, respectively. Additionally, Sarawak Plantation and APM Automotive rose ten sen to RM4.28 and RM2.80, respectively. Conversely, Malaysian Pacific Industries registered the largest loss, falling RM1.32 to RM42.86, followed by Fraser & Neave, which dropped fifty sen to RM22.50, United Plantations declined forty sen to RM32.18, Hong Leong Industries slipped twenty sen to RM16.76, and UWC decreased nineteen sen to RM6.69. Sector-wise, the Industrial Products and Services Index dropped 1.11 points to 182.99, while the Energy Index declined 2.02 points to 859.81. The Financial Services Index rose 2.93 points to 19,553.43, and the Plantation Index fell 4.90 points to 9,329.97.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Bursa Malaysia turned marginally lower at mid-morning, weighed down by mild sell...",
  "key_points": [
    "Bursa Malaysia marginally declines at mid-morning",
    "Key sectors see subdued trading, causing drop",
    "1,721 stocks remain untraded, signaling lower liquidity"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}