KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 — Bursa Malaysia extended last week’s gain to open higher today, with the composite index rising 1.19 per cent on the back of positive market sentiment following a strong performance on the Wall Street last week.
At 9.15 am, key index FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) jumped 16.80 points to 1,424.14 from 1,407.34 at Friday’s close.
The key index opened 4.35 points firmer at 1,411.69.
Market breadth was bullish with gainers trouncing losers 466 to only 85, while 215 counters were unchanged, 1,146 untraded and 20 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 604.98 million shares worth RM238.43 million.
— Bernama
