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.
Friday’s session opened with major price gaps across several big-cap names , offering traders potential signals for short-term market sentiment. Top Gap Ups FIX (Comfort Systems) : +14.7% GNTX (Gentex) : +11.2% DECK (Deckers Outdoor) : +7.6% EME (EMCOR Group) : +4.4% NEM (Newmont) : +2.6% AON (Aon PLC) : +2.4% USM (United States Cellular) : +2.2% ENSG (Ensign) : +1.4% HESM (Hess Midstream) : +1.3% OVV (Ovintiv) : +1.2% Top Gap Downs LBRDA (Liberty Broadband) : -11.5% CHTR (Charter Communications) : -11.5% LBRDK (Liberty Broadband) : -11.5% PNFP (Pinnacle Financial) : -10.4% SNV (Synovus Financial) : -10.2% INTC (Intel) : -6.9% LEA (Lear) : -4.4% CMCSA (Comcast) : -2.6% DOC (Healthpeak Properties) : -2.5% ASTS (AST SpaceMobile) : -1.7% Top Consecutive Gaps Gap Up Streak Leaders: SHG (Shinhan Financial) – 15 days DB (Deutsche Bank) – 15 days ING (ING Groep) ...