Bursa Malaysia Remains Higher At Mid-Morning
At 11 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 7.76 points to 1,523.32 from yesterday's close of 1,515.56.
The benchmark index had initially gained 2.51 points, opening at 1,518.07.
Market breadth was positive, with 350 gainers outpacing 298 decliners; 399 counters were unchanged, 1,372 untraded, and 96 suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.01 billion shares worth RM451.23 million.
Among the heavyweights, CIMB perked up eight sen to RM7.10, IHH Healthcare rose seven sen to RM6.94, Maybank and Public Bank added two sen each to RM9.97 and RM4.45, respectively, and Tenaga Nasional climbed four sen to RM13.68.
As for the actives, Richtech Digital gained two sen to 30 sen, Nationgate recouped five sen to RM1.33, Velesto rose by half-a-sen to 15.5 sen, while Kinergy Advancement was flat at 32.5 sen, and Tanco Holdings was down half-a-sen to 87.5 sen.
On the index board, the FBM Emas Index advanced 47.97 points to 11,322.38, the FBMT 100 Index increased 49.33 points to 11,094.29, the FBM Emas Shariah Index jumped 44.26 points to 11,161.99, the FBM 70 Index garnered 42.15 points to 15,947.14, while the FBM ACE Index was 5.42 points higher to 4,623.52.
Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index soared 81.60 points to 18,181.71, the Industrial Products and Services Index firmed 0.40 of-a-point to 149.32, the Energy Index gained 5.24 points to 683.20, and the Plantation Index put on 22.97 points to 7,185.32.
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