KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session marginally firmer today as fund managers took the cue from overnight gains on Wall Street, dealers said.
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) ended mid-day up 0.74 point, or 0.04 per cent, to 1,805.22, after fluctuating between 1,802.77 and 1,806.15 throughout the morning session.
Regionally, Japan's Nikkei 225 rose to 14,258.1, Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed to 22,779.01 and Singapore's Straits Times Index inched up to 3,180.20.
On Wall Street, major US stock indices rose between 1.1 per cent and 1.6 per cent at the closing bell last Friday.
Dealers said the positive external vibes could lift sentiments on Malaysian equities today although a surprise surge in US jobs growth heightened expectations that the Federal Reserve will start reducing stimulus by year-end.
From a technical perspective, the benchmark FBM KLCI will probably pull further away from the psychological mark of 1,800 ahead.
On the scoreboard, the Finance Index edged up 10.480 points to 16,733.971, the Industrial Index inched up 0.27 point to 3,106.25 and the Plantation Index added 5.36 points to 8,627.17.
The FBM Emas Index edged up 8.7 points to 12,567.53, the FBMT100 appreciated 7.86 points to 12,289.53, the FBM 70 Index increased 20.67 points to 14,323.28 and the FBM ACE Index added 47.77 points to 5,920.78.
Advancers overwhelmed decliners 348 to 291, with 334 counters unchanged, 640 untraded and 26 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 1.18 billion shares worth RM766.42 million.
Among actives, Sumatec Res Bhd added 1.5 sen to 27.0 sen, Sona Petroleum-Warr chalked up 2.5 sen to 27.5 sen and Managepay Systems-Warr increased one sen to 4.5 sen.
Among heavyweights, Maybank inched up three sen to RM9.92 while CIMB and Axiata shed two sen each to RM7.60 and RM6.84 respectively.
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