KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 ― Bursa Malaysia turned mixed at mid-morning despite the mostly upbeat performance in regional markets.
At 11.01am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 0.57 of-a-point to 1,388.94 from 1,388.37 at Wednesday’s close.
The key index opened 0.15 of-a-point firmer at 1,388.52.
However, the broader market was negative with decliners surpassing advancers 313 to 279, while 348 counters were unchanged, 1,384 untraded and 96 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.13 billion units worth RM458.73 million.
Among the heavyweights, Public Bank rose three sen to RM3.90, Maybank eased two sen to RM8.71, CIMB slid four sen to RM5.11, Tenaga Nasional erased one sen to RM9.00, while IHH Healthcare was flat at RM5.87.
Of the actives, Sarawak Consolidated advanced three sen to 48 sen, Tanco perked up half-a-sen to 57.5 sen, TWL and Classita lost half-a-sen each to three sen and nine sen, respectively, while M&A Equity was flat at 26 sen.
On the index board, the FBM Emas Index edged up 12.75 points to 10,215.84, the FBMT 100 Index garnered 12.71 points to 9,919.69, the FBM Emas Shariah Index improved 15.92 points to 10,489.19, the FBM 70 Index increased 53.89 points to 13,436.85, and the FBM ACE Index put on 22.80 points to 5,101.97.
Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index declined 6.44 points to 15,421.03, the Industrial Products and Services Index was 0.05 of-a-point firmer at 157.92, the Plantation Index climbed 8.90 points to 6,734.75, while the Energy Index slid 4.34 points to 776.60. ― Bernama
