KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia opened higher today, riding on Wall Street’s overnight gains and Putrajaya’s update on the scheduled roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme by end-February.
At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rose 3.64 points to 1,588.54 from 1,584.90 at yesterday’s close.
The index opened 2.8 points higher at 1,587.70.
On the broader market, gainers beat losers 272 to 129, while 265 counters were unchanged, 1,464 untraded and 11 suspended.
Total volume stood at 252.31 million units worth RM128.41 million. – Bernama, February 5, 2021
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