BURSA Malaysia ended at an intraday high on Thursday, thanks to the positive local market sentiment and foreign support, in tandem with the uptrend in the regional markets, a dealer said.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 20.49 points to 1,491.20 from Wednesday’s close of 1,470.71.
The index opened 1.68 points better at 1,472.39 and gained momentum towards the end of the trading day.
On the broader market, gainers trounced losers 653 to 264, while 393 counters were unchanged, 988 untraded and 66 others suspended.
Total turnover increased to 2.83 billion units worth RM1.81 bil from 2.19 billion units worth RM1.36 bil on Wednesday. — July 28, 2-22
