Bursa Malaysia continued its upward trajectory to close higher on Friday buoyed by positive sentiment across its regional peers, said an analyst.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 5.91 points to 1,575.16 from Thursday’s (April 25) close of 1,569.25.
The benchmark index opened 1.58 points easier at 1,567.67, moved between 1,566.34 and 1,575.57 throughout the trading session.
On the broader market, gainers beat decliners 621 to 466 while 470 counters were unchanged, 816 untraded and 52 others suspended.
Turnover improved to 4.11 billion units worth RM3.25 bil from 3.96 billion units worth RM2.83 bil on Thursday.
