BURSA Malaysia snapped its three days of losses to end higher today, supported by last-minute buying as some investors took position ahead of the 15th General Election (GE15) this weekend, a dealer said.
At 5pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) improved 0.94 points, or 0.07 per cent, to end at 1,449.32, its intraday high, from Wednesday’s close of 1,448.38.
The market bellwether opened 1.82 points easier at 1,446.56, hit an intraday low of 1,441.57 at the mid-afternoon session.
On the broader market, decliners outpaced gainers 5221 to 315, while 402 counters were unchanged, 1,093 untraded and 47 others suspended.
Turnover widened to 2.63 billion units valued at RM1.85 bil versus 2.32 billion units valued at RM1.71 bil on Wednesday (Nov 16). — Nov 17, 2022
