Bursa Malaysia continued its uptrend at midday, supported by buying in heavyweight stocks, led by Public Bank Bhd.
At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) bagged 7.95 points to 1,453.13 compared to last Friday’s (Nov 10) closing of 1,445.18.
The index opened 0.28 of a point easier at 1,444.9.
On the broader market, gainers surpassed decliners 430 to 392, while 415 counters were unchanged, 1,142 untraded and nine others suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.88 billion units valued at RM871.43 million, Bernama reported.
