KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened mixed on Friday as gains on Wall Street, driven by robust US corporate earnings and a rally in chip stocks, were offset by lingering geopolitical tensions.
At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) slipped 2.04 points to 1,718.36 from Thursday’s close of 1,720.40.
The benchmark index opened 0.83 of a point higher at 1,721.23.
Market breadth was positive, with gainers outnumbering losers 295 to 114, while 269 counters were unchanged, 2,063 were untraded and 56 suspended.
Turnover stood at 186.81 million shares valued at RM135.97 million.
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