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.
The FTSE Straits Times Index saw selective strength on Monday, with shipbuilding and engineering names leading advances despite ongoing global tariff uncertainty. STI Top Gainers 1️⃣ Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (BS6) S$3.86 +3.49% Strongest performer of the day 2️⃣ ST Engineering (S63) S$10.44 +2.55% 3️⃣ Jardine Matheson Holdings (J36) S$80.16 +2.44% 4️⃣ Hongkong Land (H78) S$8.71 +2.35% 5️⃣ Seatrium Ltd (5E2) S$2.21 +2.31% STI Top Losers 1️⃣ Genting Singapore (G13) S$0.79 -2.47% 2️⃣ Wilmar International (F34) S$3.53 -1.40% 3️⃣ Thai Beverage (Y92) S$0.475 -1.04% 4️⃣ DFI Retail Group (D01) S$4.17 -0.95% 5️⃣ Singtel (Z74) S$5.02 -0.40% REITs Movers Top Gainers 1️⃣ Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (D5IU) S$0.008 +14.29% (Notable spike) 2️⃣ DigiCore REIT (DCRU) +1.92% 3️⃣ CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (C38U) +1....