KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened lower today, in tandem with most Asian markets, driven by Wall Street's poor overnight performance despite a continued uptrend in the price of crude oil.
At 9.15am, key index FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 9.82 points to 1,371.82 from 1,381.64 at Thursday's close.
The key index opened 5.47 points lower at 1,376.17.
Market breadth, however, was bullish, with gainers thumping losers 192 to 174, while 209 counters were unchanged, 1,336 untraded and 28 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 470.27 million shares worth RM173.83 million. - Bernama