BURSA Malaysia opened higher today, riding the waves of higher crude oil prices along with Wall Street’s overnight positive sentiment for a vaccine against Covid-19.
At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KCLI (FBM KLCI) jumped 11.20 points, or 0.79% to 1,421.36 from 1,410.16 at yesterday’s close.
The index opened 9.61 points higher at 1,419.77.
Market breadth was positive with gainers thumping losers 466 to 89, while 204 counters were unchanged, 1,132 untraded and 19 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 926.86 million worth RM298.06 mil. – May 19, 2020, Bernama
