Bursa Malaysia stayed higher at midday on Tuesday, in line with regional bourses’ upbeat performance.
At 12.30pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 5.02 points, or 0.32% to 1,564.61 from Monday’s close of 1,559.59.
The benchmark index opened 0.22 of a point better at 1,559.81, and moved between 1,559.81 and 1,567.57 throughout the morning trading session.
On the broader market, gainers led decliners 533 to 407, while 431 counters were unchanged, 1,003 untraded and 22 others suspended.
Turnover amounted to 2.35 billion units worth RM1.36 billion.
