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Bank Gains Lift FBM KLCI as Technology Rout Exposes Weak Market Breadth

Bank gains kept the FBM KLCI slightly higher, but a technology rout and heavily negative breadth showed that Malaysian market confidence remained narrow.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Kuala Lumpur, 13 October 2026 – The FBM KLCI edged 2.39 points higher to 1,620.4 at midday as investors moved into major banks, but the positive benchmark masked a sharp technology sell-off and broad weakness across Bursa Malaysia. Decliners outnumbered gainers by 815 to 274, showing that support from heavyweight financial stocks did not extend across the market.

Trading volume reached two billion shares valued at RM1.5 billion. The financial-services index gained 0.93%, while healthcare rose 0.79%; they were the only two sector indices in positive territory. Maybank climbed nine sen to RM10.04, CIMB gained 14 sen to RM7.44 and Public Bank added three sen to RM4.69.

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