KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Bursa Malaysia opened marginally higher today amidst better Wall Street performance overnight. At 9.05 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) inched up 0.54 of-a-point to 1,539.88, from Thursday’s close of 1,539.34. It opened 3.06 points higher at 1,542.40. “The construction sector is poised for some limelight as construction activities gather pace, while the technology sector may trade higher, tracking the gains on Nasdaq overnight,” the brokerage said. Sector-wise, the Industrial Products and Services Index added 0.51 of-a-point to 200.36, the Plantation Index slipped 11.35 points to 6,335.58 and the Financial Services Index eased 6.32 points to 15,265.04.

Source: The Edge Markets September 24, 2021 01:25 UTC