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.
Friday’s session opened with major price gaps across several big-cap names , offering traders potential signals for short-term market sentiment. Top Gap Ups FIX (Comfort Systems) : +14.7% GNTX (Gentex) : +11.2% DECK (Deckers Outdoor) : +7.6% EME (EMCOR Group) : +4.4% NEM (Newmont) : +2.6% AON (Aon PLC) : +2.4% USM (United States Cellular) : +2.2% ENSG (Ensign) : +1.4% HESM (Hess Midstream) : +1.3% OVV (Ovintiv) : +1.2% Top Gap Downs LBRDA (Liberty Broadband) : -11.5% CHTR (Charter Communications) : -11.5% LBRDK (Liberty Broadband) : -11.5% PNFP (Pinnacle Financial) : -10.4% SNV (Synovus Financial) : -10.2% INTC (Intel) : -6.9% LEA (Lear) : -4.4% CMCSA (Comcast) : -2.6% DOC (Healthpeak Properties) : -2.5% ASTS (AST SpaceMobile) : -1.7% Top Consecutive Gaps Gap Up Streak Leaders: SHG (Shinhan Financial) – 15 days DB (Deutsche Bank) – 15 days ING (ING Groep) ...