KUALA LUMPUR, El Sky News – The Malaysian stock market concluded the final trading day of 2025 on a softer note, as investor sentiment remained cautious due to a lack of fresh market-moving catalysts and a broader slowdown across regional peers.
The Closing Figures
The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped by 4.42 points, or 0.26%, to finish the year at 1,680.11, down from Monday’s close of 1,684.53.
The index opened slightly higher at 1,681.78 but faced downward pressure throughout the morning session, hitting an intra-day low of 1,671.59 before a late-session recovery helped trim the losses.
Market Breadth and Volume
Market breadth leaned toward the negative, reflecting a “wait-and-see” approach by institutional investors:
- Decliners: 534 stocks
- Gainers: 462 stocks
- Unchanged: 552 stocks
Trading volume was notably thin at 1.89 billion units valued at RM1.94 billion. This performance was significantly below the year’s daily average of approximately 3 billion units, a trend typically seen during the year-end holiday lull.
Key Performance Drivers
Blue-chip stocks saw mixed results. Heavyweight Maybank eased two sen to RM10.48, while Tenaga Nasional (TNB) dropped six sen to end at RM13.72. Conversely, IHH Healthcare provided some support to the index, gaining 15 sen to close at RM8.75, and CIMB Group ticked up two sen to RM8.25.
Industry analysts noted that while the final day was subdued, the FBM KLCI managed to maintain a Year-to-Date (YTD) gain of 2.30% for 2025, signaling overall resilience despite global economic headwinds.
Outlook for 2026
As the market enters the 2026 New Year holiday, observers expect trading activity to pick up in the first week of January. Investors will likely shift their focus toward the upcoming quarterly earnings season and government policy updates regarding the MADANI economic framework.
Bursa Malaysia will resume trading on Friday, January 2, 2026.
