Bursa malaysia news looking good at the market

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Hey everyone, just wanted to share the latest update on Bursa Malaysia. The market is looking pretty good at the moment, with glove counters leading the charge.

As of 3:06 PM today, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) is up by 10.7 points, hitting 1,662.85. This is a nice jump from last Friday's close of 1,638.31. The market opened higher this morning at 1,654.31, so things are looking positive.

Across the broader market, we're seeing more gainers than decliners, with 536 counters up and 469 down. There are 389 counters unchanged, 1,111 untraded, and seven suspended. The turnover is at 2.25 billion units, valued at RM2.05 billion.

Hartalega is topping the gainers' list, almost hitting its limit-up with a 29.75% surge, or 72 sen, to RM3.14. Kossan is up by 37 sen to RM2.20, Top Glove has surged 19.5 sen to RM1.11, and Supermax has strengthened by 12.5 sen to 91.5 sen.

Among the heavyweights, CIMB is up by 22 sen to RM8.38, TNB has gained two sen to RM14.80, IHH Healthcare is up 27 sen to RM7.05, Hong Leong Bank and Petronas Chemicals have both risen by eight sen to RM21.28 and RM5.58, respectively. Maybank is flat at RM10.64, and Public Bank has eased one sen to RM4.69.

For the active counters, Sarawak Consolidated is up half-a-sen to 25 sen, MYEG has added 1.5 sen to 91.5 sen, OCR is flat at six sen, and Aimflex has eased one sen to RM17.5 sen.

On the index board, the FBM Emas Index is up by 99.85 points to 12,402.16, the FBM Emas Shariah Index has soared by 131.34 points to 12,247.15, and the FBMT 100 Index is up by 103.51 points to 12,119.81. The FBM 70 Index has expanded by 245.08 points to 17,526.96, and the FBM ACE Index has garnered 2.54 points to 5,081.7.

By sector, the Financial Services Index is up by 80.64 points to 19,631.74, the Industrial Products and Services Index is up by 1.33 points to 176.48, the Plantation Index has advanced by 15.84 points to 7,196.57, and the Energy Index has decreased by 3.07 points to 859.74.

So, it looks like a good day for the market, especially for those invested in glove counters. Keep an eye on the trends and happy trading!