Bursa opens higher as investors expect cautious trading
On the broader market, gainers were slightly higher than decliners 110 to 96, while 187 counters remained unchanged, 1,453 untraded and 21 others suspended. — Bernama pic
Yesterday’s disappointing US economic data also likely to influence the fund inflow into the local bourse, he said.It opened at 0.1 of-a-point better at 1,645.08. Of the actives, Scomi, which resumed trading today, added six sen to 12.5 sen, EA Holdings was flat at 1.5 sen, Scomi Energy and Priceworth slipped half-a-sen each to 12.5 sen and 6.5 sen, respectively.
The FBM Emas Index eased 2.03 points to 11,614.43, the FBMT 100 Index erased 1.01 points to 11,454.14 and the FBM Ace Index shed 3.23 points to 4,823.30.
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