KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia, which started off strongly in the morning session but saw gains tapering in the afternoon, managed to end on a positive note today in tandem with regional peers amid optimism in the market.
The benchmark FBM KLCI finished 7.39 points higher at 1,681.41 compared with yesterday’s close of 1,674.05.
It opened 20.31 points stronger at 1,694.33 and moved between 1,679.39 and 1,695.87 throughout the day.
On the broader market, gainers thumped losers 830 to 453, while 458 counters were unchanged, 403 untraded and 18 others suspended.
Total volume increased to 11.22 billion shares worth RM5.21 billion from 9.96 billion shares valued at RM5.02 billion yesterday. – Bernama, December 16, 2020
