Bursa Malaysia turned mixed at the midday break on Thursday with the key index ending the morning session in positive territory, in tandem with regional markets, said a dealer.
At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 3.9 points, or 0.25% to 1,544.32 from Wednesday’s close of 1,540.42. The benchmark index opened 0.58 of a point easier to 1,539.84.
However, the market breadth was negative with decliners outpacing gainers 510 to 376 while 446 counters were unchanged, 1,032 untraded and 21 others suspended.
Turnover amounted to 2.3 billion units worth RM1.19 billion, Bernama reported.
