Bursa Malaysia reversed earlier losses to close slightly higher on June 26, with a late rebound in banking counters pushing the benchmark index into positive territory just minutes before the market closed.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 3.92 points, or 0.24%, to 1,667.75 from its close of 1,663.82 on June 25.
Broader market indices, however, were mixed, with the FBM 70 slipped 173.42 points to 17,726.19, while the FBM Emas edged down 15.13 points to 12,365.02. The FBM Shariah fell 46.38 points to 12,241.30, while the F4GBM was marginally lower by 0.89 points at 1,002.41.
Turnover eased to 2.93 billion units valued at RM2.26 billion compared to 3.18 billion units worth RM2.89 billion on June 25.
Heavyweights provided key support, led by Maybank, which climbed eight sen to RM10.80. Public Bank and CIMB Group each added two sen to RM4.83 and RM7.41 respectively, while TNB advanced 10 sen to RM14.34. IHH Healthcare, however, eased three sen to RM8.54.
Among the most actively traded stocks, Zetrix AI Bhd closed unchanged at 77 sen, Widad Group Bhd slipped half a sen to one sen, AirAsia X Bhd fell five sen to RM1.18, and Dagang NeXchange Bhd declined 2.5 sen to 42 sen.
