Bursa Malaysia closed virtually unchanged on Sept 9 as investors stayed cautious amid heightened tensions in West Asia that pushed Brent crude oil above US$100 per barrel.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped just 0.06 point to 1,714.34 from the close of 1,714.40 on Sept 8. The benchmark moved between an intraday low of 1,710.36 and a high of 1,718.52.
Despite the flat benchmark, the broader indices finished higher, with the FBM 70 gaining 37.65 points to 17,864.56, while the F4GBM added 0.67 point to 1,029.51. The FBM Emas climbed 9.99 points to 12,681.02, while the FBM Shariah advanced 56.07 points to 12,506.90, ending at its session high.
Meanwhile, Zetrix AI Bhd continues to dominated the most actively trading board with about 659.66 million shares changing hands. The stock fell 3.5 sen to 27 sen after trading between 26.5 sen and 31.5 sen.
JAKS Resources Bhd gained one sen to 13 sen on 70.34 million shares, while Gamuda Bhd rose 12 sen to RM4.92 with 42.71 million shares traded. Gamuda traded as high as RM5 during the session.
Ni Hsin Group added one sen to 30 sen on 42.14 million shares, while AHB Holdings Bhd also gained one sen to 5.5 sen, with 42.03 million shares changing hands.
Overall market volume eased to 3.66 billion units from 4.13 billion units on Sept 8, although total transaction value increased to RM3.49 billion from RM3.14 billion.
The muted close reflected a cautious trading environment as investors weighed the implications of surging oil prices and escalating geopolitical risks against continued pockets of buying interest in the broader market.
