KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 – Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index halted a four-day winning streak to close lower on Thursday, October 15, 2026, weighed down by profit-taking in selective heavyweights and reflecting broader losses across Asian and Wall Street stock markets.
The local market weakness mirrored international trends, following overnight declines in the US where the S&P 500 fell 1.1 per cent and the Nasdaq dropped 1.9 per cent. Regional indices also posted losses, led by a sharp 7.57 per cent decline in South Korea’s KOSPI and a 4.90 per cent drop in Japan’s Nikkei 225.
At 5:00 PM, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 4.02 points, or 0.24 per cent, to close at 1,623.70 compared with Wednesday’s close of 1,627.72.
The index opened 2.62 points lower at 1,625.10 and traded within a range of 1,617.14 to 1,625.61 throughout the trading day.
Broader market breadth was negative, with decliners outnumbering gainers 852 to 294, while 485 counters traded unchanged, 1,212 remained untraded, and nine were suspended. Total turnover eased to 3.06 billion units valued at RM3.03 billion compared to 3.25 billion units on Wednesday.
Heavyweights, Sectoral Indices, and Corporate Announcements
Market activity across key blue chips, sector indices, and corporate developments included:
- Heavyweight Stocks: Maybank gained 10 sen to RM10.08, while Public Bank shed one sen to RM4.74. CIMB lost two sen to RM7.48, IHH Healthcare fell three sen to RM7.98, and Tenaga Nasional closed flat at RM12.98.
- Top Gainers: Consumer giant Nestle led the gainers, rising 38 sen to RM90.50, followed by Petronas Gas, which added 32 sen to RM17.60. Batu Kawan rose 20 sen to RM19.40, Fraser & Neave increased 16 sen to RM20.10, and Itmax System added 12 sen to RM4.75.
- Top Decliners: Technology and industrial counters faced heavy selling pressure, led by Malaysian Pacific Industries, which dropped RM1.60 to RM40.40. UMS Integration lost 66 sen to RM7.67, UWC fell 55 sen to RM7.18, and both Vitrox Corporation and MI Technovation slipped 32 sen to RM10.32 and RM6.38, respectively.
- Active Volume Leaders: In active trading, Zetrix AI gained one sen to 6.5 sen. Top Glove and VS Industry each lost one sen to close at 90 sen and 33 sen, respectively. Dagang NeXchange slipped 2.5 sen to 44.5 sen, and Nationgate Holdings dropped seven sen to RM2.00.
- Index & Sector Performance: The FBM Emas Shariah Index dropped 102.81 points to 12,002.54, the FBM Emas Index fell 69.08 points to 12,073.52, and the FBM ACE Index lost 144.35 points to 5,310.90. Sector-wise, the Plantation Index lost 53.10 points to 8,843.87, and the Industrial Products and Services Index fell 3.69 points to 176.92. Conversely, the Financial Services Index bucked the trend, gaining 2.21 points to 18,826.64.
- Corporate Announcements: Bursa Malaysia announced that Omesti Bhd will change its name to Tegra Bhd, with its Warrants D 2025/2030 updated accordingly, effective October 20, 2026. Additionally, SMRT Holdings Bhd will transfer its listing from the ACE Market to the Main Market under the Technology sector on October 20, 2026. Stock codes for both entities remain unchanged.
–NMT
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