Bursa Malaysia ended marginally higher on Thursday (Aug 24) with the key index rising 0.32% on bargain hunting, in sync with the upbeat regional market performance as foreign funds return to the region.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained 4.56 points to 1,444.67 from 1,440.11 at Wednesday’s (Aug 23) close.
The barometer index opened 1.41 points better at 1,441.52, its intraday low, and moved to an intraday high of 1,446.75 just minutes before trading ended.
On the broader market, gainers outpaced losers 500 to 421, while 416 counters were unchanged, 1,014 untraded and 30 others suspended.
