KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia rebounded mildly at the opening today from yesterday’s marginal weakness, amid improvements in oil prices and fresh optimism over Covid-19 vaccine progress.
At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rose 1.44 points to 1,600.16 from yesterday’s close of 1,598.72.
The index opened 2.41 points higher at 1,601.13.
On the broader market, gainers outpaced losers 325 to 149, while 342 counters were unchanged, 1,318 untraded and 25 suspended.
Volume increased to 486.44 million units worth RM171 million. – Bernama, December 3, 2020