FBM KLCI Ends Week Down 19 Points Amid Broad-Based Selling And Wall Street Tech Rout

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6  – Bursa Malaysia ended the trading week on a lower note on Friday, November 6, 2026, as broad-based selling swept across local equities in tandem with weaker regional markets following an overnight rout on Wall Street.

At 5:00 PM, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) fell 19.28 points, or 1.17 per cent, to close at 1,616.58 compared to Thursday’s close of 1,635.86.

The benchmark index opened 15.31 points weaker at 1,620.55—which marked its intraday high—before dipping to a low of 1,610.80 during mid-afternoon trade.

Market breadth was heavily negative, with decliners outnumbering gainers 964 to 273, while 404 counters traded unchanged, 1,132 untraded, and 10 suspended.

Total market turnover contracted slightly to 3.64 billion units valued at RM3.49 billion, compared to 3.74 billion units worth RM3.61 billion on Thursday.

Heavyweight banking and utility counters pulled the benchmark index lower:

• Heavyweight Decliners: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) dropped four sen to RM10.12, Public Bank Bhd and Tenaga Nasional Bhd slipped six sen each to RM4.90 and RM13.04, CIMB Group Holdings Bhd erased nine sen to RM7.06, and IHH Healthcare Bhd edged down two sen to RM7.70.
• Active Trading Counters: Zetrix AI bagged half a sen to 6.5 sen, V.S Industry Bhd eased 2.5 sen to 29.5 sen, Top Glove Corp Bhd added two sen to 96.5 sen, Inari Amertron Bhd gave up 16 sen to RM2.12, and NationGate Holdings Bhd shed five sen to RM1.82.
• Top Market Gainers: Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd firmed RM1.00 to RM22.22, United Plantations Bhd rose 28 sen to RM30.38, while MN Holdings Bhd, Petronas Gas Bhd, and Warisan TC Holdings Bhd gained 12 sen each to RM3.82, RM17.42, and 62 sen, respectively.

Closing Market Indicators, Sectoral Metrics, and Volume Summary

Key closing figures, sectoral index movements, and market segment volume breakdowns include:

• FBM KLCI Closing Metrics: 1,616.58 (-19.28 points or -1.17%; Intraday Range: 1,610.80 – 1,620.55).
• Market Volume & Value: 3.64 billion shares traded valued at RM3.49 billion (Main Market: 1.98 billion units worth RM3.17 billion; ACE Market: 444.10 million units worth RM174.61 million; Warrants: 1.21 billion units worth RM145.53 million).
• Index Board Breakdown: FBM Emas Index tumbled 169.37 points to 11,965.47, FBM Top 100 Index plummeted 163.88 points to 11,798.45, FBM Mid 70 Index sank 333.85 points to 17,020.88, FBM Emas Shariah Index dipped 184.33 points to 11,822.77, and FBM ACE Index declined 82.41 points to 5,240.24.
• Sectoral Indices Performance: Financial Services Index fell 171.85 points to 18,957.06, Plantation Index slumped 57.87 points to 8,726.36, Energy Index slid 11.61 points to 794.86, and Industrial Products and Services Index edged down 3.90 points to 171.35.

–NMT