KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, boosted by buying support in consumer, industrial and property-linked counters.
At 9.15am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was up 6.05 points to 1,531.26 from Friday's close of 1,525.21.
The barometer index opened 16.34 point higher at 1,541.55.
Market breadth was positive as gainers led losers 381 to 298, while 341 counters were unchanged, 986 untraded and 23 others suspended.
Trading volume stood at 1.36 billion shares worth RM674.27 million. - Bernama