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.
Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw its shares climb 2.03% to close at $205.17 on Monday, following reports that the company is actively exploring ways to enhance Siri using artificial intelligence from leading firms like Anthropic and OpenAI . What’s Going On: Bloomberg reports that Apple has initiated talks with Anthropic and OpenAI to potentially integrate their large language models (LLMs) into a next-gen version of Siri. Apple is reportedly requesting that these AI models be adapted for testing on its own cloud infrastructure , signaling serious intent to bring external tech into its ecosystem. The move comes under the direction of Siri VP Mike Rockwell and Software Chief Craig Federighi , who took control of Siri after recent leadership changes. Among the tested models — including those from Google — Anthropic’s Claude has reportedly shown the mo...