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.
Singapore equities ended Friday with strong stock-specific moves, led by a sharp rally in shipbuilding and property names. The benchmark FTSE Straits Times Index saw mixed sector performance, with industrial and property counters outperforming while select tech names corrected. STI Movers Top Gainers: Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd +10.71% (S$4.34) UOL Group Ltd +5.62% Seatrium Ltd +5.26% City Developments Ltd +4.91% Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd +2.48% Top Losers: Venture Corp Ltd -7.51% DFI Retail Group Holdings Ltd -2.10% CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust -2.00% Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust -1.98% Mapletree Logistics Trust -0.77% Key Point: Capital rotated into industrial and marine names, while technology and REIT counters lagged. Most Actively Traded Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd was the most actively traded stock: Closing price: S$4.34 Turnover: S$299.98 million Gain: +10....