Bursa opens lower, tracking Wall Street declines

2026-02-06 - 02:06

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Friday, dragged by mild profit-taking in select counters, tracking Wall Street’s overnight decline amid lingering global caution. At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 3.73 points to 1,727.29, after opening 1.79 points lower at 1,729.23, compared with Thursday’s close of 1,731.02. On the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 374 to 72, while 275 counters were unchanged. A total of 1,934 counters were untraded, with 27 suspended. Market turnover stood at 240.07 million shares worth RM149.64 million. MORE TO COME