{
  "id": 1396454,
  "title": "Bursa opens lower as profit-taking emerges after recent gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/bursa-opens-lower-as-profit-taking-emerges-after-recent-gains-1396454",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T01:40:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/08/17/bursa-opens-lower-as-profit-taking-emerges-after-recent-gains"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Monday due to profit-taking after recent gains. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI eased by 2.45 points to 1,724.94 from last Friday's close of 1,727.39, according to Free Malaysia Today.\n\nThe benchmark index initially opened 0.45 of a point higher at 1,726.94. Market breadth was positive, with 149 gainers outpacing 133 losers.\n\nThere were 348 counters unchanged, 2,215 untraded, and 27 suspended, with a turnover of 135.93 million shares valued at RM60.92 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}