KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Wednesday, outperforming the weaker overnight performance on Wall Street and mixed trading across regional markets.
At 9.10 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 6.42 points, or 0.38%, to 1,689.35 from Tuesday’s close of 1,682.93.
The benchmark index opened 3.05 points higher at 1,685.98.
Market breadth was positive, with gainers leading decliners 158 to 151. A total of 293 counters were unchanged, 2,069 untraded and 12 suspended.
Turnover stood at 135.87 million shares valued at RM73.73 million.
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