KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia edged up slightly in early Wednesday trade, underpinned by gains in Sime Darby Plantation and Hong Leong Bank but key Asian markets were mixed despite the overnight rebound on Wall Street.
Malaysian equities have been under pressure from foreign selling over the months as they shift to bonds.
At 9.06am, the FBM KLCI was up just 0.56 of a point or 0.04% to 1,431.03. Turnover was 205.20 million shares valued at nearly RM100mil. There were 245 gainers, 72 losers and 159 counters unchanged.
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