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  "id": 12282176,
  "title": "Bursa opens higher on positive Wall Street momentum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/bursa-opens-higher-on-positive-wall-street-momentum",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T01:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/06/bursa-opens-higher-on-positive-wall-street-momentum"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bursa Malaysia experienced a positive opening on Tuesday, mirroring gains on Wall Street despite a decline in oil prices and continued sell-off in US Treasuries. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI climbed 7.14 points, or 0.44%, to 1,638.89 from Monday's close of 1,631.75. The index also opened 4.63 points ahead at 1,636.38. In the broader market, outperformers outpaced underperformers 272 to 202, with 364 counters remaining unchanged, 1,944 untraded, and 13 suspended. Trading volume amounted to 440.19 million shares valued at RM164.76 million. Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd attributed the market's upward momentum to Wall Street's positive performance overnight, with major indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite climbing by 0.2%, 0.7%, and 1.1%, respectively. The Brent crude oil and 10-year Treasury yield settled at US$100.3 per barrel and 5.3%, respectively. Analysts anticipate local investors to remain cautious ahead of the 2027 Budget announcement, focusing on sectors that may benefit, such as mechanical and electrical industries, AI infrastructure, and Tenaga Nasional's National Grid Backbone project. Companies like MN Holdings Bhd, Southern Cable Group Bhd, and Powerwell Holdings Bhd may attract buying interest. Additionally, initiatives to reduce non-revenue water could positively impact firms like ISF Group Bhd and Ranhill Utilities Bhd. Meanwhile, Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd's equity research vice-president, Thong Pak Leng, expects the index to trade between 1,630-1,640 as traders may hunt for bargains amid prevailing headwinds, particularly in AI-related stocks. Among prominent stocks, Maybank and Tenaga Nasional gained four sen each to RM10.04 and RM13.04, while CIMB increased by three sen to RM7.76. IHH Healthcare rose by two sen to RM7.78, and Public Bank remained flat at RM4.71. Among actively traded stocks, Zetrix AI rose half a sen to seven sen, Divfex increased one sen to 16.5 sen, Ramssol gained two and a half sen to 86 sen, while SLGC dropped three and a half sen to 24.5 sen, and Dagang NeXchange edged down half a sen to 50 sen. Notable gainers included Batu Kawan, which climbed RM1.24 sen to RM20.22, Nestle and Kuala Lumpur Kepong rose by 20 sen each to RM90.20 and RM21.06, Petronas Dagangan gained 18 sen to RM19.38, and Genting Plantations increased by 16 sen to RM5.82. On the other hand, HeiTech Padu led the decliners, falling seven sen to 88 sen, while Thong Guan Industries, Sunway Construction Group, Allianz Malaysia, and UMS Integration declined by six sen each to RM1.44, RM7.55, RM20.74, and RM9.36, respectively. Sector-wise, the Industrial Products and Services Index edged up 0.16 points to 179.13, the Energy Index gained 1.78 points to 831.72, the Financial Services Index climbed 56.47 points to 19,196.61, and the Plantation Index expanded 73.78 points to 9,004.81.",
  "summary": "The main index climbs to 1,638.89 as recovering Middle East crude exports offset a continued US Treasury sell-off.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bursa opens higher on positive Wall Street momentum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/bursa-opens-higher-on-positive-wall-street-momentum-12285731",
        "published": "2026-10-06T01:45:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Bursa Malaysia opens higher on positive Wall Street momentum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/bursa-malaysia-opens-higher-on-positive-wall-street-momentum",
        "published": "2026-10-06T02:20:58.000Z"
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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."
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