BURSA Malaysia maintained its positive momentum to end higher today, supported by persistent buying in selected heavyweights, in line with the regional market uptrend, an analyst said.
At 5 pm, the FBM KLCI rose 0.24 per cent, or 3.76 points, to 1,546.50 from yesterday’s close of 1,542.74.
The market bellwether opened 2.25 points higher at 1,544.99, and moved between 1,542.74 and 1,547.74 throughout the day.
In the broader market, however, losers marginally outpaced gainers 459 to 454, while 517 counters were unchanged, 937 untraded and 10 suspended.
Turnover slipped to 2.94 bil units worth RM1.89 bil compared to 3.36 bil units worth RM2.71 recorded on Thursday. —May 9, 2025
