BURSA Malaysia ended at its intraday high on Tuesday due to improved market sentiment across the region, as buying support emerged primarily in healthcare, technology, as well as energy stocks, a dealer said.
At 5pm, the barometer index rose 16.64 points or 1.15% to 1,457.88 from Monday’s close of 1,441.24.
After opening 2.06 points higher at 1,443.30, the market bellwether hit a low of 1,443.26 in the morning session.
On the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 684 to 308, while 333 counters were unchanged, 950 untraded and 19 others suspended.
Total turnover increased to 2.79 billion units worth RM1.86 bil from 2.62 billion units worth RM1.69 bil on Monday (June 20). — June 21, 2022
