BURSA Malaysia closed higher today with gains seen in almost all indices as the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia (FBM) KLCI was boosted 20.44 points to end at a intraday high of 1,588.57, up 20.44 points.

The market also continued to hit fresh record high volume with 16.68 billion shares worth RM8.56 billion traded, from yesterday’s 15.57 billion shares valued at RM8.26 billion. 

The FBM KLCI gained 1.3% to 1,588.57 from yesterday’s close of 1,568.13. 

The key index which opened 9.34 points higher at 1,577.47 at 9am moved between 1,575.40 and 1,588.57 throughout the session. 

Market breadth was positive, with gainers beating losers 716 to 468, while 358 counters were unchanged, 437 untraded and 26 others suspended. – Bernama, August 6, 2020.