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.
Quick Summary FBM KLCI opened higher, up 0.84% to 1,755.48 Broad-based buying in blue-chip stocks lifted sentiment Most key indices traded firmly in positive territory Market tone signals cautious optimism at the open Market Snapshot (Opening) FBM KLCI: 1,755.48 ( +14.60 points | +0.84% ) FBM 70: 17,541.18 ( +0.18% ) F4GBM: 1,033.75 ( +0.67% ) FBM EMAS: 12,825.70 ( +0.63% ) FBM Shariah: 12,355.07 ( +0.65% ) Most Active Stocks Hong Seng (0041): 112.6m shares, unchanged at 0.005 Zentech (0094): 86.9m shares traded Capital A (5099): 54.3m shares at 0.615 JCY (5161): +0.010 to 0.395 , 53.6m shares Gamuda (5398): -0.090 to 4.330 , 49.1m shares Top Gainers Nestlé (4707): +2.20 to 114.20 United Plantations (2089): +0.36 to 30.60 Aji (2658): +0.32 to 13.96 MPI (3867): +0.30 to 32.30 Tenaga Nasional (5347): +0.24 to 14.18 Top Decliners F&N (3689): ...