Bursa Malaysia ends in positive territory, await US-China trade talks

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia wrapped up the trading day in positive territory, buoyed by investor accumulation of selective heavyweights, while market participants looked ahead to the outcome of high-level US-China discussions.

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The FBM KLCI rose slightly by 2.62 points to close at 1,519.41.
Market activity was steady, with more gainers than losers and narrow index fluctuations.
Trading volume and value increased compared to the previous session.

At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) perked up 2.62 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 1,519.41 from last Friday's close of 1,516.79.

The benchmark index opened at 1,518.06, up 1.27 points, and subsequently fluctuated in a narrow range between 1,518.03 and 1,521.64 throughout the day.

Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 535 to 400, while 484 counters were unchanged, 941 untraded and 20 suspended.

Turnover expanded to 2.61 billion units worth RM1.84 billion compared with last Friday's 1.92 billion units worth RM1.66 billion.