Bursa Malaysia ended Friday’s morning session mixed as persistent buying in selected heavyweights cancelled earlier losses amid the recovery in regional markets.
At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 7.13 points to 1,520.11 from Wednesday’s (Jan 31) close of 1,512.98.
The barometer index opened 3.63 points easier at 1,509.35 and subsequently moved between 1,508.50 and 1,521.23 throughout the session.
The market breadth was negative with decliners outpacing gainers 612 to 315, while 414 counters were unchanged, 883 untraded and 15 others suspended.
Turnover amounted to 2.18 billion units worth RM1.53 billion, Bernama reported.
