KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed higher, buoyed by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent, alongside positive cues from Wall Street. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 19.30 points, or 1.19 per cent, to 1,635.86 from Wednesday’s close of 1,616.56. The benchmark index opened 6.72 points higher at 1,623.28, and fluctuated between an intraday high of 1,642.44 and a low of 1,622.62 during the trading session. However, market breadth was negative, with losers outnumbering gainers 723 to 497, while 466 counters were unchanged, 1,075 untraded and 10 suspended. Turnover rose to 3.74 billion units valued at RM3.61 billion compared with yesterday’s 2.81 billion units valued at RM2.57 billion.
It's a good day for FBM KLCI, as it closed higher for its third consecutive day, after the US revised higher its third quarter economic growth. Malaysian shares rose in line with most Asian markets.
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| Positive for FBM KLCI |
At 5pm today, KLCI rose 3.61 points to close at 1842.17. (it's 0.2% increase), thanks to gain from stocks such as Maybank, Tenaga as well as British American Tobacco (BAT). The KLCI is supported by the regional positive sentiment especially after Reuters reported the US government upgraded its reading on third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 3.9 percent on Tuesday, from 3.5 percent reported last month.
BAT is the top gainer while Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd is a top loser.
In the region, the markets were mostly up, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1.12%, while South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.03%.

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