Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session higher, in sync with regional bourses’ upbeat performance as market sentiments turned positive, fuelling investors’ risk appetite.
At lunch break, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 13.85 points to 1,431.11 from Monday’s closing of 1,417.26.
The index, which opened 2.07 points higher at 1,419.33 in the morning, moved between 1,419.33 and 1,432.31 during the session.
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The market breadth was positive with gainers beating decliners 463 to 341, while 399 counters were unchanged, 1,123 untraded and nine others suspended.
Turnover stood at 2.07 billion units worth RM957.4 million.