KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia’s key index advanced at today’s close, tracking gains across regional equities as geopolitical risk sentiment improved following an interim agreement between the US and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, said analysts.
At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose by 7.76 points, or 0.46%, to 1,691.39 compared with last Friday’s close of 1,683.63.
The key index opened 6.76 points higher at 1,690.39 earlier today and moved between 1,688.04 and 1,697.48 throughout the session.
Market breadth was positive, with gainers outpacing losers 789 to 483, while 467 counters were unchanged, 1,034 untraded and 36 suspended.
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