KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed marginally higher today as gains in plantation counters were trimmed by profit-taking activities in selected index-linked financial services heavyweights.
At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 1.19 points, or 0.075 per cent, higher at 1,595.48 from Friday’s close of 1,594.29.
The index opened 2.55 points higher at 1,596.84 and moved between 1,593.37 and 1,603.94 today.
On the broader market, decliners led gainers 549 to 497 while 490 counters were unchanged, 879 untraded and 15 suspended.
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