FBM KLCI Drops 22 Points At Midday As Wall Street Rout Drives Heavyweight Losses

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 – Bursa Malaysia extended its decline at midday on Friday, November 6, 2026, with the benchmark index sliding 22.01 points, or 1.34 per cent, to 1,613.85 from Thursday’s close of 1,635.86.

The market tracked broad losses across regional stock exchanges following an overnight tech-led correction on Wall Street. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) opened 15.31 points lower at 1,620.55 and traded within a range of 1,612.33 to 1,620.55 throughout the morning session.

Overall market breadth remained firmly negative, as decliners heavily outnumbered gainers 963 to 210, while 308 counters traded unchanged, 1,292 were untraded, and 10 were suspended. Half-day trading volume reached 2.34 billion units valued at RM1.73 billion.

Among the 30 FBM KLCI constituents, 27 counters traded lower at midday, one advanced, and two remained flat.

Major market movements at midday included:

• Financial & Heavyweight Losses: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) dropped 10 sen to RM10.06, Public Bank Bhd slipped seven sen to RM4.89, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd fell eight sen to RM7.07, and Tenaga Nasional Bhd lost 18 sen to RM12.92. IHH Healthcare Bhd was the sole advancing index heavyweight, up one sen to RM7.73.
• Active Trading Counters: Zetrix AI gained half a sen to 6.5 sen, VS Industry Bhd fell two sen to 30 sen, Supermax Corp Bhd shed one sen to 45.5 sen, Inari Amertron Bhd lost 14 sen to RM2.14, and NationGate Holdings Bhd dropped two sen to RM1.85.
• Top Midday Gainers: Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd surged RM1.02 to RM22.24, Hong Leong Industries Bhd added 14 sen to RM16.74, Amway (Malaysia) Holdings Bhd gained 10 sen to RM4.08, and Enra Group Bhd rose eight sen to 79 sen.
• Top Midday Decliners: Technology and industrial stocks led the retreat, with Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd (MPI) falling RM2.68 to RM36.20. Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd sank RM1.70 to RM94.30, Mega Fortris Bhd lost 49 sen to RM1.34, Kelington Group Bhd dropped 23 sen to RM7.71, and UWC Bhd shrank 28 sen to RM6.31.

Midday Market Indicators, Sectoral Movement, and Index Summaries

Key index levels, trading volumes, and sectoral performances at 12:30 PM include:

• FBM KLCI Level: 1,613.85 (-22.01 points or -1.34%; Intraday Range: 1,612.33 – 1,620.55).
• Market Volume & Value: 2.34 billion units traded valued at RM1.73 billion (210 gainers, 963 decliners, 308 unchanged).
• Index Board Breakdown: FBM Emas Index tumbled 182.52 points to 11,952.32, FBM Top 100 Index plunged 178.84 points to 11,783.49, FBM Mid 70 Index declined 334.53 points to 17,020.20, FBM Emas Shariah Index lost 195.75 points to 11,811.35, and FBM ACE Index shrank 98.51 points to 5,224.14.
• Sectoral Indices Performance: Financial Services Index dropped 200.85 points to 18,928.07, Plantation Index lost 56.19 points to 8,728.04, Energy Index fell 12.77 points to 793.70, and Industrial Products and Services Index edged down 3.65 points to 171.60.

–NMT