KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session higher in line with most regional markets following a phased easing of lockdowns due to Covid-19 as well as an overnight rally on Wall Street. At 12.30pm, key index FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) advanced 10.17 points to 1,386.76...
In step with regional trends, Bursa Malaysia ends the morning session higher. ― Picture by Hari Anggara
At 12.30pm, key index FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI advanced 10.17 points to 1,386.76 against Monday's close of 1,376.59, after opening 2.16 points higher at 1,378.75.Market breadth was positive as gainers surpassed losers 609 to 199, while 325 counters were unchanged, 743 untraded and 17 others suspended.The market is also monitoring the release of the outcome of the monetary policy meeting at 3 pm today.On heavyweight counters, Petronas Chemicals jumped 14 sen to RM5.
Singapore’s Straits Times Index appreciated 0.78 per cent to 2.583.61, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index went up 0.54 per cent to 23,742.13 and Indonesia’s Jakarta Composite Index rose 0.25 per cent to 4.617.19.
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