BURSA Malaysia ended mixed today (March 22) with the barometer index easing 0.08% after going through a choppy trading day, with buying interests spotted mainly in plantation and oil and gas counters, while the broader market was slightly positive on mild buying support.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 1.35 points weaker at 1,585.81 from 1,587.16 at Monday’s close.
After opening 1.63 points easier at 1.585.53, the key index moved between 1,583.97 and 1,591.67 throughout the trading session.
On the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 504 to 403, while 441 counters were unchanged, 965 untraded and 24 others suspended.
Total turnover soared to 3.09 billion units valued at RM2.84 bil from 2.44 billion units valued at RM2.27 bil on Monday. — March 22, 2022
