KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia's benchmark index continued its uptrend momentum today, breaching the psychological 1,600 level in the process, amid the improving global market sentiment, said an analyst.
At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) increased by 0.66 per cent or 10.61 points to 1,606.66 from last Friday’s close of 1,596.05.
The index opened 2.48 points higher at 1,598.53, its day’s low, and hit a high of 1,609.57 in the early morning session.
On the broader market, gainers led losers 646 to 406, with 522 counters unchanged, 868 untraded, and 22 others suspended.
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