Bursa Malaysia opened slightly lower on Tuesday as investors locked in gains following the previous session’s rally, with early profit-taking weighing on the benchmark index. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa (New users only) It's tax relief season! Get up to RM300 when you save with Versa! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. Tuesday, 16 Jun 2026 10:07 AM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Bursa Malaysia opened slightly lower on Tuesday as investors locked in gains following the previous session’s rally, with early profit-taking weighing on the benchmark index.At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) eased 4.48 points to 1,686.91 from Monday’s close of 1,691.39.The benchmark index opened 0.07 of-a-point lower at 1,691.32.Market breadth was negative, with losers outnumbering gainers 221 to 174. A total of 324 counters were unchanged, 1,990 untraded, and 25 suspended.Turnover stood at 302.68 million shares worth RM143.85 million. Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice-president of equity research Thong Pak Leng said Wall Street extended its rally after United States President Donald Trump said that the US and Iran had reached an agreement to end the war.“We, however, expect bargain hunting activities to take centre stage as the daily volume surpassed the five billion shares level.“Thus, we expect the index to maintain its climb and hover within the 1,690-1,710 range today,” he said.Among heavyweights, Maybank and Public Bank were flat at RM10.92 and RM4.92, respectively. Tenaga Nasional fell two sen to RM14.46, CIMB lost four sen to RM7.65, and IHH Healthcare slid five sen to RM8.64.Among active stocks, Tanco rose half a sen to 13.5 sen, ACE Market debutant Elsa added three sen to 26 sen, while GIIB was flat at 48 sen. Hong Seng eased half a sen to one sen, and AirAsia X was down one sen to RM1.30.Among top gainers, Hong Leong Financial increased 12 sen to RM18.54, Hong Leong Bank added 10 sen to RM21.76, IOI Properties rose six sen to RM4.24, while Critical and Powerwell were up five sen to RM1.18 and 89 sen, respectively.Top losers included Malaysian Pacific Industries and Nestle, which slipped 62 sen each to RM48.38 and RM93.88, respectively. Negri Sembilan Oil Palms lost 18 sen to RM5.24, and UWC and Fraser & Neave decreased 10 sen to RM6.10 and RM27.40, respectively.On the index board, the FBM Emas Index declined 27.81 points to 12,533.12, while the FBM Top 100 Index weakened 28.58 points to 12,366.13 and the FBM Emas Shariah Index edged down 34.90 points to 12,386.86.The FBM Mid 70 Index dropped 23.53 points to 18,069.24, while the FBM ACE Index grew 21.79 points to 4,773.66.By sector, the Financial Services Index shed 7.29 points to 19,984.06, the Plantation Index narrowed 29.32 points to 8,699.69, and the Industrial Products and Services Index erased 0.82 of a point to 188.82, while the Energy Index improved 0.11 of a point to 760.57. — Bernama