KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 – Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index opened higher on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, reclaiming the critical 1,600-point psychological threshold supported by positive overnight gains across Wall Street markets.
At 9:09 AM, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained 1.68 points, or 0.10 per cent, to trade at 1,601.26 compared to Tuesday’s close of 1,599.58.
The index had opened 3.83 points higher at 1,603.41 during early morning matching.
Broader market sentiment showed strong positive momentum, with advancers comfortably outnumbering decliners 236 to 81, while 224 counters traded unchanged, 2,320 remained untraded, and 20 were suspended. Total market turnover stood at 154.28 million units valued at RM67.68 million.
Early Heavyweight Movements and Sectoral Performance
Trading activity across major blue-chip stocks and sector indices included:
- Heavyweight Financials & Healthcare: Public Bank gained one sen to RM4.74, CIMB added two sen to RM7.17, and IHH Healthcare rose eight sen to RM7.99. Maybank held flat at RM9.95, while Tenaga Nasional (TNB) dropped four sen to RM13.02.
- Technology & Banking Gainers: Semiconductor and technology counters led the gainers’ table, with Malaysian Pacific Industries surging RM1.36 to RM41.38, Vitrox advancing 24 sen to RM10.54, and MI Technology gaining 17 sen to RM6.55. Hong Leong Bank surged 18 sen to RM21.38.
- Top Market Decliners: KESM dropped 10 sen to RM4.36, Telekom Malaysia (TM) lost six sen to RM7.64, PPB Group fell five sen to RM8.55, and TNB slipped four sen to RM13.02.
- Active Counters: NWE Resources added 2.5 sen to 22.5 sen, VS Industry gained one sen to 34 sen, while Zetrix AI and Ni Hsin both eased half a sen to five sen and 46.5 sen, respectively.
- Sectoral & Broad Indices: The Financial Services Index rose 35.25 points to 18,594.22, and the Energy Index added 2.56 points to 825.44. The FBM Emas Index rose 25.73 points to 11,933.33, the FBM Mid 70 Index added 72.60 points to 17,123.80, and the FBM ACE Index jumped 43.30 points to 5,329.78.
–NMT
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