KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, in line with the positive performance of its regional peers after US stocks cemented their biggest weekly gain in more than three months, last Friday.
At 9.05 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) edged 1.94 points to 1,682.48 from last Friday’s close of 1,680.54.
The index opened 1.29 points better at 1,681.83.
On the broader market, gainers trounced losers 188 to 75, while 196 counters remained unchanged, 1,435 untraded and 35 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 227.04 million shares worth RM69.30 million.