Bursa extends last week's gains to open higher
KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI extended last week's gains to open higher today, driven by positive catalysts on the local market in line with an uptrend on the regional bourses, dealers said.On the broader market, gainers outnumbered decliners 269 to 140, while 265 counters remained unchanged, 1,218 untraded and 31 others suspended.
Of the heavyweights, Maybank, Public Bank and TNB rose two sen each to RM9.29, RM22.60 and RM12.30, respectively, while Petronas Chemicals jumped 13 sen to RM8.84. The FBM Emas Index improved 40.27 points to 11,601.73, the FBMT 100 Index gained 39 points to 11,424.97 and the FBM Ace Index inched up 50.02 points to 4,799.42.
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