BURSA Malaysia ended the morning session higher, surging 1.23% as bargain hunting activities continued throughout the session in almost all index-linked counters, analysts said.
At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) advanced 18.83 points to 1,540.78 from Monday’s close of 1,521.95.
The benchmark index opened 6.37 points better at 1,528.32 and moved between 1,527.70 and 1,542.59.
On the broader market, gainers led losers 511 to 296, with 322 counters unchanged, 832 untraded and 21 others suspended.
Turnover amounted to 1.72 billion shares worth RM1.07 bil. – Feb 4, 2020, Bernama
