KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended higher today as buying on selected blue chips continued, said a brokerage. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 8.85 points or 0.51 per cent to 1,756.39 from Tuesday’s close of 1,747.54. The barometer index opened 3.69 points higher at 1,751.23 before moving as low as 1,745.51 in early trade to as high as 1,757.15 during the mid-afternoon session. Market breadth was positive with gainers leading losers 575 to 474, while 549 counters were unchanged, 1,087 untraded and 11 suspended. Turnover expanded to 2.55 billion units valued at RM3.06 billion from yesterday’s 2.19 billion units valued at RM2.35 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): The FBM KLCI gained 15.76 points or 0.9% as bargain hunting extended the index's recovery following recent substantial losses. At 5pm today, the KLCI closed at 1,756.38 points.
The KLCI extended its recovery today after yesterday's (Thursday) 21.34-point rise to 1,740.62 points. On Wednesday, the index fell 56.56 points to 1,719.28 points.
Today, TA Securities Holdings Bhd senior analyst Stephen Soo told theedgemarkets.com: "The follow-through from yesterday looks quite strong."
Across Bursa Malaysia today, trading volume stood at 2.88 billion shares valued at RM2.79 billion. Today's trading volume and value were down from yesterday's hefty 4.61 billion shares valued at a record high of RM9.27 billion.
Today's top gainers included KLCI-linked stocks Malayan Banking Bhd and MISC Bhd.
The most-active stocks included Sapura Energy Bhd and Opcom Holdings Bhd.
Source: The Edge
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