Bursa Malaysia's key index opens higher before easing marginally
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia's key index opened higher on Monday before easing marginally in early trade, amid continued buying interest following Wall Street's stronger performance and easing United States-China trade tensions, an analyst said.
At 9.10am, the benchmark index eased 0.10 of-a-point, or 0.006 per cent, to 1,671.52 from Friday's close of 1,671.62.
The index opened 0.93 of-a-point higher at 1,672.55.
Market breadth was negative, with losers outnumbering gainers 226 to 153. A total of 332 counters were unchanged, while 2,213 were untraded and 91 suspended.
Turnover stood at 209.81 million shares worth RM115.48 million.
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