KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained higher at midday in sync with upbeat regional market performance.
At 12.30 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 14.85 points, or 0.87 per cent, to 1,725.84 from yesterday’s close of 1,710.99.
The benchmark index opened 2.98 points higher at 1,713.97 and fluctuated between 1,713.42 and 1,726.60 in the morning session.
Market breadth was positive, with 530 gainers leading 394 losers. A total of 364 counters were unchanged, 1,446 untraded, and 11 suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.68 billion units, valued at RM1.97 billion.
--BERNAMA
