Financial And Healthcare Heavyweights Push Bursa Malaysia Higher At Closing

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 – Bursa Malaysia closed higher on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, as sustained bargain-hunting in banking and healthcare heavyweights helped the benchmark index weather mixed signals across regional Asian markets.

At 5:00 PM, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) advanced 5.34 points, or 0.33 per cent, to end at 1,623.35 compared to Monday’s close of 1,618.01.

The key index opened 1.39 points weaker at 1,616.62 and fluctuated within a range of 1,611.17 to 1,628.01 throughout the trading day.

Despite the main index ending in positive territory, overall market breadth across the exchange remained soft, with decliners outpacing gainers 813 to 381, while 463 counters traded unchanged, 1,169 remained untraded, and 21 were suspended. Total market turnover rose slightly to 3.60 billion units valued at RM3.32 billion, compared to 3.36 billion units worth RM2.91 billion traded on Monday.

Heavyweight Performers, Sectoral Movements, and Market Data

Banking counters and healthcare stocks led the closing rally, while tech and consumer stocks faced persistent selling pressure:

• Top Heavyweight Movers: CIMB Group Holdings surged 20 sen to RM7.50, IHH Healthcare added eight sen to RM7.98, and RHB Bank gained 11 sen to RM7.30. Maybank rose one sen to RM9.96, while Public Bank ended four sen higher at RM4.70.
• Active Trading Counters: Top Glove Corporation gained four sen to 85.5 sen, and VS Industry added 1.5 sen to 34 sen. Conversely, Zetrix AI lost one sen to 6.5 sen, JAKS Resources dropped two sen to 15 sen, and Dagang Nexchange slipped four sen to 47.5 sen.
• Top Market Gainers: Hong Leong Industries topped the gainers’ chart by advancing 22 sen to RM16.30, followed by Ayer Holdings (up 15 sen to RM7.70), Hong Leong Financial Group (up 14 sen to RM17.60), Bursa Malaysia (up 13 sen to RM8.10), and AMMB Holdings (up 12 sen to RM6.27).
• Top Market Decliners: Technology and consumer stocks led losses, with Malaysian Pacific Industries dropping RM1.86 to RM41.16, Nestle losing 96 sen to RM90.14, and MI Technovation declining 52 sen to RM6.50. UMS Integration and Vitrox Corporation lost 50 sen each to finish at RM8.40 and RM10.74, respectively.
• Index Board Summary: The FBM Emas Index added 2.04 points to 12,106.74, and the FBM Top 100 Index gained 10.61 points to 11,898.46. In contrast, the FBM Mid 70 Index declined 104.16 points to 17,378.00, the FBM Emas Shariah Index dropped 56.60 points to 12,074.47, and the FBM ACE Index fell 75.35 points to 5,485.35.
• Sector Performance: The Financial Services Index spearheaded market gains, jumping 172.03 points to 18,766.17, while the Industrial Products and Services Index rose 1.07 points to 179.70. The Plantation Index added 1.22 points to 8,813.12, and the Energy Index edged up 0.90 of a point to 835.06.
• Market Volume Breakdown: Main Market turnover rose to 2.19 billion units worth RM2.99 billion. ACE Market volume expanded to 553.61 million units valued at RM204.73 million, while warrant turnover contracted to 860.20 million units valued at RM116.20 million. Sector volume on the Main Market was heavily dominated by technology (773.54 million shares) and industrial products and services (371.86 million shares).

–NMT