KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session in the red, in tandem with regional markets, as risk appetite for equities was dampened by the ongoing Middle East conflict. At 12.30 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) declined 17.59 points or 1.02 per cent to 1,699.02, from Friday’s close of 1,716.61. The benchmark index opened 27.97 points lower at 1,688.64 and fluctuated between 1,684.28 and 1,703.90 during the session. Mirroring Wall Street’s Friday selloff, the FBM KLCI faced a rocky start to March amid rising Middle East conflicts, said Hong Leong Investment Bank in a note today. "Investors also weighed February results and tariff uncertainty following the United States Supreme Court’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act ruling.

Source: The Star March 02, 2026 10:08 UTC