KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index ended higher, amid an overall cautious market sentiment, on bargain-hunting activities, said an analyst. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) advanced 12.87 points or 0.85 per cent to the day’s high of 1,526.52 from Friday’s close of 1,513.65. The benchmark index had opened 3.49 points higher at 1,517.14 and reached an intraday low of 1,514.08. In the broader market, decliners thumped gainers 637 to 288, while 428 counters were unchanged, 995 untraded and nine suspended. Turnover went up to 2.37 billion units valued at RM2.03 billion from Friday’s 2.25 billion units valued at RM2.13 billion. The market was closed on March 31 and April 1 for the Hari Raya public holidays.
It has been a rather frustrating week for Bursa Malaysia...the negative sentiments of the lower oil prices, weaker Ringgit has been very bad for FBM KLCI.
It was a great relief as the benchmark open with a slight drop.
The rebound is most likely due to the oversold in previous days.
Of course, many are still wary of the market and predict that the downtrend might continue with the oil price continued to be under pressure.
It is also important to take note of the weaker ringgit against the USD, at 3.4698.
On the other hand, most of the Asian counters rose slightly. China’s Shanghai Composite gained 1.32% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index advanced 0.71%.
Here are the top gainers and top losers:
But there was some improvement today as the stock market close at 1749.37 points (+3.68 points/0.21% higher).
It was a great relief as the benchmark open with a slight drop.
The rebound is most likely due to the oversold in previous days.
Of course, many are still wary of the market and predict that the downtrend might continue with the oil price continued to be under pressure.
It is also important to take note of the weaker ringgit against the USD, at 3.4698.
On the other hand, most of the Asian counters rose slightly. China’s Shanghai Composite gained 1.32% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index advanced 0.71%.
Here are the top gainers and top losers:
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