Bursa Malaysia ended Wednesday’s morning trading session mixed as mild bargain-hunting interspersed with profit-taking activities.
At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 0.67 points to 1,513.42 from Tuesday’s (Jan 30) close of 1,512.75.
The barometer index opened 0.15 of-a-point easier at 1,512.60, and subsequently moved between 1,510.84 and 1,514.65 throughout the session.
The market breadth was negative with decliners outpacing gainers 570 to 300, while 426 counters were unchanged, 966 untraded and 52 others suspended.
Turnover amounted to 1.94 billion units worth RM1.02 billion, Bernama reported.
