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.
Shares of Trump Media & Technology (ticker: DJT ) surged on Tuesday, spiking as much as 14.1% to hit a high of $23.97 after the company announced a new partnership with Crypto.com to launch a series of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The partnership focuses on creating ETFs that feature digital assets and securities, with an emphasis on a "Made in America" approach. Crypto.com will provide the back-end technology and supply the cryptocurrencies for the ETFs, including Bitcoin, Cronos, and other crypto assets. This jump comes as a much-needed boost for DJT, which had seen its shares slump nearly 40% in 2025, following a surge late last year driven by speculation around President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. DJT had mostly been viewed as a proxy for Trump's political fortunes, and its performance has suffered since his electoral victory was confirmed. While Bitcoin (BTC) prices remaine...