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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Tuesday amid broad-based selling, as weaker global sentiment weighed on investor risk appetite. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slid 25.34 points, or 1.47 per cent,  to 1,700.54, compared with last Friday’s close of 1,725.88. The benchmark index opened 1.61 points higher at 1,727.49 and fluctuated between 1,697.83 and 1,729.17 throughout the day. On the broader market, losers trounced gainers 956 to 349, while 443 counters were unchanged, 1,033 untraded and 24 suspended. Turnover improved to 5.52 billion units valued at RM4.42 billion from 5.06 billion units valued at RM6.51 billion last Friday. 

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended higher on Wednesday, in line with most regional markets, as lower oil prices eased inflationary pressure and improved risk appetite, with buying interest mainly focused on YTL-related and banking counters, an analyst said. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) surged 12.21 points to 1,748.54 from Monday’s close of 1,736.33. The benchmark index opened 3.07 points higher at 1,739.40 and fluctuated between 1,735.70 and 1,753.22 throughout the day. YTL Power International contributed 8.21 points to the index’s gains, while YTL Corporation added 3.23 points. Among banking counters, Maybank contributed 3.43 points, followed by CIMB Group with 2.30 points and Public Bank with 1.72 points. Collectively, these counters contributed 19 points to the overall rise in the composite index. On the broader market, gainers trounced losers 777 to 466, while 582 counters were unchanged, 1,029 untraded and 49 suspended.