Bursa Malaysia settled slightly higher at close today backed by mild buying support in selected heavyweights amid mixed regional market performance.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.91 points to 1,383.17 from 1,381.26 at the close last Friday.
The key index opened 0.84 points higher at 1,382.10 this morning and moved between 1,377.35 and 1,383.58 throughout the session.
However, the broader market was negative with 507 decliners and 355 advancers, while 413 counters were unchanged, 968 untraded and 14 others suspended.
Turnover narrowed to 3.55 billion units worth RM1.92 bil versus 3.60 billion units worth RM1.94 bil on Friday.
