KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, tracking Wall Street’s overnight gains, amid optimism after the US signalled the war with Iran could end soon.
At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rose 2.21 points to 1,719.90 from yesterday’s close of 1,717.69. The benchmark index opened 3.74 points higher at 1,721.43.
On the broader market, gainers surpassed losers 283 to 172, while 293 counters were unchanged, 1,970 untraded, and 32 suspended.
Turnover stood at 296.70 million shares valued at RM214.35 million.