FBM KLCI Ends Morning Session Higher, Broader Market Weaker

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- The FBM KLCI ended the morning session higher although the broader market was weaker. 

At 12.30 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained 3.22 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 1,598.97, from Monday’s close of 1,595.75.

The key index, which opened at an intraday low of 1,592.57, reached a high of 1,602.83 during the morning session. 

In the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 659 to 244, while 473 counters were unchanged, 1,464 untraded, and 10 suspended.

--BERNAMA