KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index closed lower on Thursday amid profit-taking in big-cap stocks, as investors shifted their focus to smaller-cap counters against the backdrop of weaker regional market performance. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 7.26 points or 0.43 per cent to 1,669.57 from Wednesday’s close of 1,676.83. The FBM KLCI opened 2.61 points lower at 1,674.22 and moved between 1,666.34 and 1,674.44 throughout the day. On the broader market, gainers led losers by 579 to 489, while 565 counters were unchanged, 1,016 untraded, and 12 suspended. Turnover was slightly higher at 2.79 billion units worth RM2.84 billion from Wednesday’s 2.73 billion units worth RM2.76 billion.
📈 Gapping Up
Pfizer (PFE)
- +2.9%
- Pfizer expects its 2025 profits to align with expectations as it focuses on cost control and debt reductionthrough the sale of non-core assets, rebuilding post COVID-19 sales slump.
Coinbase (COIN) & MicroStrategy (MSTR)
- COIN: +0.8% | MSTR: +0.7%
- Crypto stocks rally on Bitcoin surpassing $107,000, reflecting strong investor sentiment in the crypto market.
SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG)
- +13%
- Upgraded by Goldman Sachs to ‘Buy’ from ‘Sell’, citing 2025 as a turnaround year for the solar energy firm.
📉 Gapping Down
NVIDIA (NVDA)
- -1.6%
- Shares continue to slide, entering correction territory, as recent momentum in chip stocks cools.
Affirm Holdings (AFRM)
- -3.7%
- Shares fell after announcing a $750 million private note offering and plans to repurchase up to $300 million in common stock.
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