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.
Quick Summary FBM KLCI opened higher, up 0.84% to 1,755.48 Broad-based buying in blue-chip stocks lifted sentiment Most key indices traded firmly in positive territory Market tone signals cautious optimism at the open Market Snapshot (Opening) FBM KLCI: 1,755.48 ( +14.60 points | +0.84% ) FBM 70: 17,541.18 ( +0.18% ) F4GBM: 1,033.75 ( +0.67% ) FBM EMAS: 12,825.70 ( +0.63% ) FBM Shariah: 12,355.07 ( +0.65% ) Most Active Stocks Hong Seng (0041): 112.6m shares, unchanged at 0.005 Zentech (0094): 86.9m shares traded Capital A (5099): 54.3m shares at 0.615 JCY (5161): +0.010 to 0.395 , 53.6m shares Gamuda (5398): -0.090 to 4.330 , 49.1m shares Top Gainers Nestlé (4707): +2.20 to 114.20 United Plantations (2089): +0.36 to 30.60 Aji (2658): +0.32 to 13.96 MPI (3867): +0.30 to 32.30 Tenaga Nasional (5347): +0.24 to 14.18 Top Decliners F&N (3689): ...