<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡18日讯）闭市时，富时隆综指下跌0.72%，挂1727.71点。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>以下是大马交易所主要指数和令吉的表现：</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English version</em>：<a href="https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/804018">FBM KLCI down 0.72% to 1,727.71 on May 18, 2026</a></p></div>


（吉隆坡18日讯）闭市时，富时隆综指下跌0.72%，挂1727.71点。

马股跌0.72%至1727.71点

KYIV/WASHINGTON (Oct 11): US President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday that he said was "effective immediately", but Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was still waiting to see details of the deal.

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SINGAPORE (Oct 12): Oil prices slipped on Monday on expectations of more Russian supplies after US President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt attacks on each other's energy facilities following a US diesel-supply deal with Moscow.

Oil falls on hopes Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire will boost supplies

DUBAI/RIYADH (Oct 11): One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.

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SYDNEY (Oct 12): Asian share markets got off to a cautious start on Monday as earnings season loomed as a challenge to sky-high tech valuations, while oil was choppy after strikes on shipping and airports in the Gulf.

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