KUALA LUMPUR – Bursa Malaysia opened the week on a positive note, in sync with the performance of Wall Street and the oil market.
At 9.08am, the benchmark FBM KLCI rose 5.03 points to 1,620.72 versus Friday’s close of 1,615.69.
The index opened 3.93 points higher at 1.619.62.
On the broader market, gainers outpaced losers 393 to 208, while 353 counters were unchanged, 1,241 untraded and 11 others suspended.
Total volume stood at 768.51 million units worth RM347.62 million.
Meanwhile, the ringgit opened flat against the US dollar today, as traders cautiously await the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting on March 16 and 17 after the US 10-year yields up nine basis points to 1.62% last Friday.
At 9am, the ringgit was quoted at 4.1130/1190 against the US dollar against 4.1160/1200 at the close last Friday. – Bernama, March 15, 2021
