Bursa Malaysia opened higher, with the benchmark FBM KLCI rising 5.56 points, or 0.33%, to 1,688.63 as investors returned from the long holiday weekend.
The index opened at 1,687.13 and touched an intraday high of 1,688.63 in early trade, supported by gains in selected heavyweight banking and consumer stocks.
Broader market performance was mixed. The FBM Emas Index added 13.42 points to 12,593.54 while the FBM Top 100 gained 24.09 points to 12,441.63. However, the FBM 70 Index and FBM Small Cap Index slipped 0.21% each.
Among sectoral indices, the Construction Index led gains, advancing 0.61% to 282.23, followed by the Consumer Products and Services Index, which rose 0.37%. The Energy Index edged down 0.15%.
Newly-listed Bus Cap Bhd emerged as the most actively traded stock on Bursa Malaysia, surging 6 sen, or 26.1%, to 29 sen with 24.9 million shares changing hands. The ACE Market debutant had earlier opened at 26 sen, a premium to its 23 sen IPO price.
Other actively traded counters included Natgate Holdings, which gained 4 sen to 92 sen, while CIMB traded unchanged at RM7.48 and Public Bank rose 8 sen to RM4.79.
Among top gainers, Nestlé Malaysia climbed 98 sen to RM91.98, MPI added 84 sen to RM49.90 and Petronas Dagangan gained 50 sen to RM18.24.
On the downside, Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia fell 60 sen to RM16.14, Kuala Lumpur Kepong lost 52 sen to RM19.80 and Bursa Malaysia shed 24 sen to RM8.56.
In the derivatives market, the June FKLI contract rose 13.5 points to 1,693.5, reflecting the positive sentiment in the cash market.
