BURSA Malaysia closed off its intraday high but remained firmly in the positive territory today, supported by persistent buying in selected healthcare and financial services counters and in line with the better performance in most regional markets, dealer said.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 7.30 points to 1,582.46 from Friday’s close of 1,575.16.
The index opened 7.30 points better at 1,582.46 today and moved between 1,578.20 and 1,587.47 throughout the day.
Market breadth was positive with gainers leading losers 563 to 428, while 445 counters were unchanged, 718 untraded, and 11 others suspended.
Turnover rose to 7.01 billion units worth RM3.94 bil from 5.33 billion units worth RM2.97 bil last Friday.
