20-05-2025
KLCI Kicks Off Higher, Broader Market Joins The Climb
Bursa Malaysia opened on a positive note this morning, with the benchmark FBM KLCI adding 4.06 points to 1,560.20, up 0.26% as of 9.01 am, lifted by improved market sentiment across key indices.
The broader market also rallied, with the FBM 70 gaining 112.74 points to 16,498.45 (+0.69%), while the FBM EMAS rose 41.20 points to 11,634.54 (+0.36%). The Shariah-compliant index FBM Shariah climbed 49.80 points to 11,537.79 (+0.43%), and the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index (F4GBM) inched up 3.42 points to 939.02 (+0.37%).
Among the most active stocks, Permaju slipped 0.5 sen to 3 sen with over 1.43 billion shares changing hands, followed by Peoplelogy Group unchanged at 25 sen, and BPURI down 1 sen to 25 sen.
Early gains suggest cautious optimism is setting the tone, as investors weigh regional trends and corporate developments ahead of key earnings and economic data this week. Related
