BURSA Malaysia rallied to close broadly higher on Wednesday amid strong buying interests mainly in utility and technology stocks, with the benchmark index gaining 0.44%.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 7.13 points to 1,614.09 from Tuesday’s close of 1,606.96.
The index opened marginally higher at 1,606.97 and moved between 1,606.53 and 1,616.03 throughout the day.
Advancers thumped decliners 727 to 381 on the broader market, with 522 counters unchanged, 781 untraded and 10 suspended.
Turnover advanced to 3.60 billion units valued at RM3.30 bil versus 3.32 billion units valued at RM3.30 bil on Tuesday. – Dec 4, 2024
