Bursa Malaysia Key Index Firmer At Midday, Tracking Regional Gains

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s key index traded firmer at midday in line with regional gains amid ongoing external and domestic headwinds.

At 12.30 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 1.23 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 1,615.10 from Wednesday’s close of 1,613.87.

The benchmark index opened 0.57 of a point higher at 1,614.44 and traded between 1,613.76 and 1,625.46 during the morning session.

However, in the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 525 to 361, while 496 counters were unchanged, 1,495 remained untraded and 161 were suspended.

Turnover stood at 1.78 billion units worth RM1.05 billion.

--BERNAMA