KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed almost flat on Tuesday as buying interest rotated away from index heavyweights towards smaller-cap construction stocks, with sentiment affected by geopolitical uncertainty, said an analyst. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 0.39 of a point to 1,714.40 from Monday’s close of 1,714.79. The benchmark index opened 1.65 points lower at 1,713.14 and moved between 1,710.44 and 1,714.50 throughout the trading session. The broader market was almost evenly balanced, with decliners leading gainers 548 to 546, while 598 counters were unchanged, 1,107 were untraded and 25 were suspended. Turnover expanded to 4.13 billion units valued at RM3.14 billion from 3.60 billion units valued at RM2.45 billion on Monday.
Some of these companies are likely to be in focus on Thursday (Nov 24) trade given the recent announcement, rumours and news surrounding them. Malakoff Corp Bhd seeks RM785 million against Japan's Sumitomo, Zelan in arbitration RHB Bank Bhd's 3Q net profit jumped 120.4%, driven by strong growth in operating profit before allowances IGB Corp Bhd's 3Q net profit increased 288% Bumi Armada Bhd's 3Q slipped into red as o&G support-services saw lower revenue Malakoff Corp Bhd seeks RM785 million against Japan's Sumitomo, Zelan in arbitration Malakoff launched arbitration proceedings against Japan's Sumitomo Corp, Zelan Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd and Sumi-Power Malaysia Sdn Bhd, seeking RM785 million for breach of contracts through its subsidiary Tanjung Bin Power Sdn Bhd (TBP), which owns the Tanjung Bin Power plant in Johor. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Malakoff said the Sumitomo Zelan Consortium was engaged to provide TBP with engineeri...