Bursa Malaysia snapped a two-day losing streak to close slightly higher on Friday (June 9), in tandem with the uptrend in regional bourses, said an analyst.
At 5pm, the FBM KLCI was marginally higher by 1.44 points, or 0.10%, at 1,376.08, from 1,374.64 at Thursday’s close. The key index opened 0.94 of a point higher at 1,375.58 on Friday morning, and moved between 1,373.08 and 1,381.26 throughout the day.
The market breadth was positive, as gainers led decliners 489 to 341, while 445 counters were unchanged, 968 untraded, and 21 others suspended. Turnover widened to 3.34 billion units worth RM1.49 billion, versus 2.68 billion units worth RM1.61 billion on Thursday.
