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.
Market Snapshot: Crypto Rally in Full Swing The cryptocurrency market surged on Thursday, led by XRP smashing past its all-time high and Bitcoin reclaiming the $119,000 mark . Ethereum and Dogecoin also climbed, contributing to broad-based bullish sentiment across major tokens. Top Tokens: Crypto Price 24H Change Bitcoin (BTC) $119,899.47 +0.46% Ethereum (ETH) $3,448.23 — Solana (SOL) $175.23 +2.76% XRP (Ripple) $3.36 +3.37% Dogecoin (DOGE) $0.2150 — Shiba Inu (SHIB) $0.00001428 — XRP briefly surpassed $3.40 , its highest ever, powered by investor speculation and whale activity. On-Chain Activity According to IntoTheBlock : Large transaction volume dropped 18.2% Daily active addresses declined 4% Transactions over $100,000 fell from 12,730 to 11,451 Exchange netflows were down 125.9% From Coinglass : 142,675 traders liquidated in 24 hours Total liquidations: $478.04 million Top Gainers (24H): Flare (FLR) Curve DAO Token (...