Share prices on Bursa Malaysia were traded higher in the early session today, spurred by buying interest across-the-board,
dealers said.
At 9.04am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI was 4.84 points higher at 1,812.31 after opening at 1,811.06.
Turnover stood at 114.69 million shares worth RM80.92 million.
Gainers outnumbered losers by 145 to 70, with 148 counters unchanged, 1,227 untraded and 20 others suspended.
HwangDBS Vickers Research said the FBM KLCI might continue to trade sideways, with immediate support and resistance level at 1,800 and 1,825, respectively, as investors await the release of US economic and employment data.
"The US third quarter gross domestic product data is due tomorrow and the crucial non-farm payroll data on Friday, which will shed more light on the US recovery," it said in a research note today.
On the scoreboard, the Finance Index gained 34.18 points to 16,731.44, the Industrial Index was up 7.61 points to 3,132.10, while the Plantation Index rose 3.92 points to 8,638.40.
The FBM Emas Index advanced 29.36 points to 12,600.66, the FBMT100 Index garnered 26.71 points to 12,321.52, the FBM 70 added 5.29 points to 14,293.45 and the FBM Ace surged 42.32 points to 5,844.57.
Among actives, Karex, which made its debut on the Bursa Malaysia Main Board today, gained 49 sen to RM2.34, a premium of 49 sen above its offer price of RM1.85.
At 9.08am, it was up 52 sen to RM2.37. A total of 13.24 million shares were transacted.
Meanwhile, Barakah Offshore Petroleum made its debut on the Main Market today at RM1.06 for a 41 sen premium over its initial 65 sen offer price.
As at 9.05am, 7.7 million shares changed hands.
Iris Corp gained half a sen to 28.5 sen while Hubline and Tiger Synergy were unchanged at 5.5 sen and 26.5 sen, respectively.
As for heavyweights, Maybank and Axiata added three sen to RM9.90 and RM6.91, respectively, while CIMB and Sime Darby gained two sen to RM7.56 and RM9.53, respectively.
Petronas Chemicals was unchanged at RM7.08.
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