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Bursa Malaysia Benchmark Index Advances 4.12 Points to 1752.66 Supported by Heavyweight Banking and Infrastructure Accumulation

Bursa Malaysia's benchmark index climbed 4.12 points to 1,752.66 on Thursday, propelled by sustained domestic and foreign institutional buying across blue-chip banking and infrastructure equities.

By TLA AI Editor4 min read

Kuala Lumpur, 27 August 2026 – Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) extended its bullish structural ascent during early Thursday trade, advancing 4.12 points to open at 1,752.66 before touching an intraday high of 1,753.80, testing fresh six-year highs as sustained foreign institutional accumulation, robust second-quarter corporate earnings delivery, and positive macroeconomic momentum underpinned investor sentiment.

Trading activity across the domestic exchange commenced on an exceptionally active note, with trading volume reaching 1.15 billion shares valued at RM845.6 million within the first 60 minutes of the morning session. Overall market breadth remained distinctly positive, with gainers outpacing decliners by 482 to 295, while 380 counters traded unchanged, reflecting healthy risk appetite across large-cap blue chips and high-growth mid-cap equities.

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