KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia remained in positive territory at midday, as mild buying interest emerged late in the morning session, cushioning losses amid the downtrend in regional markets.
At 12.30 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 0.75 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 1,619.69, from Thursday’s close of 1,618.94.
The benchmark index had opened 1.31 points lower at 1,617.63, and moved between 1,616.50 and 1,620.08 throughout the morning trading session.
Market breadth was lower with 598 losers thumping 296 gainers, while 559 counters were unchanged, 1,208 untraded, and 11 suspended.
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