News briefBusiness

Bursa Slips At Midday As Heavyweight Profit-Taking Weighs

Malaysia Times desk Original: Business Today↗ 8/3 13:28 X

Photo: Business Today

Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session lower on Aug 3 as profit-taking in Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem), CelcomDigi Bhd and Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) dragged the benchmark index by a combined 4.83 points, tracking weakness across most regional markets despite news that West Asia peace talks would resume. At…

From the original report

At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 2.08 points, or 0.12%, to 1,722.82 from its close of 1,724.90 on July 31. The index traded between 1,719.47 and 1,729.72 during the session.

The FBM 70 bucked the trend, adding 14.22 points, or 0.08%, to 18,150.01, the F4GBM slipped 0.80 point, or 0.08%, to 1,033.70, the FBM Emas eased 6.06 points, or 0.05%, to 12,745.73, the FBM Shariah declined 29.88 points, or 0.24%, to 12,566.41.

…

This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.

Read the full report at Business Today Business Today

Read the full translated article in Japanese →

About this story

Source: Business Today
Originally published: Aug 3, 2026
Updated here: Aug 15, 2026
Produced by: Malaysia Times desk (brief) — reporting by the source
Corrections: Corrections log · Report an error

Bursa Slips At Midday As Heavyweight Profit-Taking Weighs

Related stories

About this story