KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 ― Bursa Malaysia opened mixed today on fresh buying support for bluechip stocks despite the overnight worldwide stockmarket fall, dealers said.
At 9.05am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 4.36 points higher at 1,648.31 from yesterday's closing of 1,643.95.
The key index opened 0.29 point lower at 1,643.66.
A dealer said investors remained cautious about the outlook for global growth amid volatile oil prices, China's slowing economy and health of the banking sector as well as the world's central banks' ability to respond.
On the scoreboards, the FBM Emas Index added 21.23 points to 11,425.09, the FBMT100 Index increased 22.98 points to 11,135.14, the FBM Emas Shariah Index gained 51.78 points to 12,233.57, the FBM 70 improved 2.6 points to 12,621.92 but the FBM Ace fell 13.86 points to 5,820.56.
Sector-wise, the Plantation Index added 62.30 points to 7,762.70, the Industrial Index gained 26.76 points to 3,259.70 while the Finance Index reduced 13.87 points for 13,825.76.
Market breadth was negative with losers leading gainers 125 to 60 with 129 counters unchanged, 1,436 untraded and 15 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 39.14 million shares worth RM19.35 million.
Of the heavyweights, Maybank slid one sen to RM8.53, Public Bank shed two sen to RM18.48, TNB and Petronas Chemicals gained two sen each to RM13.20 and RM6.98 respectively and IHH added one sen to RM6.51.
Among top gainers, KLK improved 68 sen to RM23.80, Petronas Gas added 54 sen to RM22.82, BAT gained 50 sen to RM56.50 and Petronas Dagangan increased 40 sen to RN25.40.
Of the actives, iDimension eased half a sen to seven sen while Xidelang, Eka Noodles and Borneo Oil were flat at five sen, 15 sen and 14.5 sen respectively. ― Bernama
