KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, taking the cue from the strong performance on Wall Street overnight.
At 9.05 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 0.50 of-a-point higher at 1,742.79 from yesterday’s close of 1,742.29.
The key index opened 0.40 of-a-point better at 1,742.69.
On the broader market, gainers were higher at 147 against 75 losers while 186 counters remained unchanged with 1,407 untraded and 19 others were suspended.
Turnover stood at 127.64 million shares worth RM48.61 million. --BERNAMA