The FBM KLCI bounced off the 1,700 psychological support and rose 4.02 points to 1,704.23, with banks leading the recovery. Asian markets were somewhat calmed by the resilient performance on Wall Street overnight, with the Dow Jones slipping only 0.15% despite earlier concerns of a market crash. Brent crude rose another 1.4% to US$78.81 per barrel after jumping over 7% in the previous session. On the benchmark index, Maybank bounced 12 sen higher to RM11.84, with other major banks also retracing higher. CIMB gained eight sen to RM8.02, Public Bank rallied three sen to RM4.88, AmBank gained nine sen to RM6.50 and RHB climbed 12 sen to RM8.58.

Source: The Star March 03, 2026 13:16 UTC