{
  "id": 17893662,
  "title": "Bursa Malaysia edges higher after choppy start as investors weigh mixed Wall Street cues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/bursa-malaysia-edges-higher-after-choppy-start-as-investors-weigh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T01:54:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/11/03/bursa-malaysia-edges-higher-after-choppy-start-as-investors-weigh-mixed-wall-street-cues/241773"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Bursa Malaysia's key index, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI), experienced erratic trading in its early hours before gradually climbing higher, mirroring the fluctuating performance on Wall Street. At 9:18am, the index rose by 2.97 points to reach 1,622.48, up from its previous close of 1,619.51. The FBM KLCI had opened 1.25 points higher at 1,620.76. The broader market saw sellers outnumber buyers by 291 to 150, with 282 counters remaining unchanged, 2,000 untraded, and 11 suspended. Turnover amounted to 276.83 million units, valued at RM178.87 million. Thong Pak Leng, vice-president of equity research at Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd, noted that Wall Street closed mixed, with technology-related stocks continuing to struggle, while crude oil prices fell to under US$105 per barrel due to hopes of resumed peace talks between the United States (US) and Iran. He reported that the FBM KLCI closed higher yesterday, despite a lackluster start, thanks to bargain hunters and a return of foreign buying, albeit sporadically. Leng predicted that trading would be subdued ahead of the US mid-term election later that day, and the index would likely hover between 1,615 and 1,625 today. Among the major stocks, Maybank increased by six sen to RM10.04, Public Bank gained two sen to RM4.81, and CIMB gained four sen to RM6.96. Tenaga Nasional fell by two sen to RM13.28, while IHH Healthcare dropped seven sen to RM7.78. Active trades saw GIIB and Datasonic rise by half a sen to 50.5 sen and 27 sen, respectively, and AirAsia improve by 3.5 sen to 48 sen. Nationgate fell by nine sen to RM1.97, and Ni Hsin decreased by half a sen to 33.5 sen. Nestlé was the top gainers, climbing 42 sen to RM96.54, while Hong Leong Bank rose by 20 sen to RM21.38, RHB Bank gained 17 sen to RM7.67, AMMB surged 15 sen to RM6.42, and United Plantations increased by 10 sen to RM29.40. Among the top losers, MPI decreased by 58 sen to RM39.20, Mi Technovation fell by 29 sen to RM6.01, Vitrox Corporation lost 26 sen to RM10.22, Hengyuan Refining slipped by 19 sen to RM3.64, and UWC reduced by 16 sen to RM6.93. The FBM Emas Index dropped by 1.30 points to 12,071.00, the FBM Top 100 Index increased by 2.38 points to 11,881.66, the FBM Mid 70 Index fell by 77.63 points to 17,309.95, the FBM Emas Shariah Index dropped by 45.71 points to 12,055.82, and the FBM ACE Index declined by 29.57 points to 5,313.42. Sector-wise, the Industrial Products and Services Index decreased by 1.17 points to 177.60, the Energy Index fell by 6.71 points to 830.18, the Financial Services Index rose by 137.10 points to 18,706.51, and the Plantation Index increased by 12.78 points to 8,715.02.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Bursa Malaysia’s key index saw choppy trading in the opening minutes, hovering between...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bursa sees choppy start amid mixed Wall Street cues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/bursa-sees-choppy-start-amid-mixed-wall-street-cues",
        "published": "2026-11-03T01:33:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}