Bursa Malaysia closed higher on Friday, with the key index rising 0.34%, boosted by fresh foreign funds as well as late buying support from local funds.
At 5pm, the benchmark FBM KLCI gained 5.17 points to 1,533.55 from Thursday’s (Feb 15) close of 1,528.38.
The key index opened 2.3 points better at 1,530.68 in the morning and moved between 1,529.3 and 1,534.53 throughout the day.
Gainers outpaced losers 553 to 449 on the broader market, while 500 counters were unchanged, 798 untraded and 11 others suspended.
Turnover slipped to 3.63 billion units worth RM2.36 billion from yesterday’s 3.68 billion units valued at RM2.28 billion, Bernama reported.
