The FBM KLCI closed marginally lower on Sept 25 as investors stayed on the sidelines in search of fresh catalysts, while regional markets ended mixed.
The benchmark index eased 1.19 points, or 0.07%, to 1,598.47 after fluctuating between 1,600.89 and 1,595.04 during the session.
Among heavyweights, CIMB Group and YTL Corp slipped five sen each to RM7.24 and RM2.67 respectively, while Maybank eased four sen to RM9.79. Public Bank was down two sen at RM4.28, and Press Metal Aluminium Holdings closed unchanged at RM5.84.
In active trade, NexG Bina gained one sen to 10 sen, Tanco Holdings rose half a sen to 89 sen, and Bumi Armada added 1.5 sen to 36 sen. VS Industry slipped three sen to 59 sen, while Zetrix AI weakened half a sen to 85.5 sen.
Local institutions were net buyers with purchases worth RM150 million, providing some support to the broader market.
