Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session slightly higher, supported by mild buying interest in selected heavyweights led by telecommunications and media stocks, dealers said.
At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.41 points to 1,396.08 from 1,394.67 at Thursday’s close.
The key index opened 1.03 points better at 1,395.70 on Friday morning and moved between 1,394.87 and 1,397.54 throughout the session.
However, the broader market was negative as decliners beat gainers 441 to 315, while 355 counters were unchanged, 1,207 untraded and 19 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.53 billion units worth RM677.86 million.
