KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed higher, buoyed by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent, alongside positive cues from Wall Street. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 19.30 points, or 1.19 per cent, to 1,635.86 from Wednesday’s close of 1,616.56. The benchmark index opened 6.72 points higher at 1,623.28, and fluctuated between an intraday high of 1,642.44 and a low of 1,622.62 during the trading session. However, market breadth was negative, with losers outnumbering gainers 723 to 497, while 466 counters were unchanged, 1,075 untraded and 10 suspended. Turnover rose to 3.74 billion units valued at RM3.61 billion compared with yesterday’s 2.81 billion units valued at RM2.57 billion.
Gamuda Bhd’s share price slid to a five-month low on Thursday morning after the company reported a muted first-quarter performance for FY2026. Shares Down Nearly 6% As of 10:19am: The stock fell 30 sen (-5.9%) to RM4.83 Market value stood at RM28.5 billion Trading volume hit 15.57 million shares Earnings: Profit Up, Revenue Down Gamuda posted a 5% increase in net profit for the quarter ended Oct 31, 2025: Net profit: RM215.13 million (vs RM205.39 million a year earlier) Revenue: RM3.84 billion (down from RM4.14 billion, -7.2%) The profit growth was driven mainly by: Stronger domestic construction contributions Property development gains in Vietnam Dividend Maintained The group declared an interim dividend of 5 sen per share , unchanged from the same period last year.