BURSA Malaysia extended yesterday’s gains to end slightly higher today on improved risk appetite, taking cue from the Wall Street performance overnight, dealers said.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.83 points to 1,484.64 from 1,482.81 at Wednesday’s close.
The index, which opened 2.65 points better at 1,485.46 moved between 1,483.79 and 1,491.69 throughout the trading session.
On the broader market, gainers thumped losers 504 to 361, while 424 counters were unchanged, 1,026 untraded, and 37 others suspended.
Turnover improved to 2.83 billion units valued at RM2.35 bil from Wednesday’s 2.82 billion units valued at RM1.74 bil. — Dec 16, 2021
