Bursa starts lower on mixed Wall Street cues

2026-02-27 - 01:33

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened lower, tracking Wall Street’s mixed performance overnight as investors remained cautious amid mixed sentiment surrounding artificial intelligence (AI)-related stocks. At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 8.40 points to 1,732.54 from Thursday’s close of 1,740.94, after opening 3.88 points lower at 1,737.06. Market breadth was negative, with losers outnumbering gainers 297 to 142, while 274 counters remained unchanged. A total of 1,977 counters were untraded, and 76 were suspended. Turnover stood at 214.54 million shares worth RM152.35 million. MORE TO COME