At 9.15am the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was up 1.55 points at 1,580.44 from Friday's close of 1,578.89.
The index opened 1.90 points at 1,576.99.
It opened lower but started to mix later as a result of high oil price support despite Wall Street’s weak overnight performance.
On the broader market, investors saw losers outpacing gainers by 328 to 199, while 293 counters were unchanged, 1,389 untraded and 22 suspended.
Total turnover at 439.94 million units worth RM227.13 million.
Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice president of equity research Thong Pak Leng said Russia-Ukraine geopolitical tensions had made Brent crude soar.
He added that the barometer index exceeded expectations despite regional weakness ending high last week which was largely supported by foreign buying.
Heavyweights saw CIMB Group Holdings Bhd add 4 sen at RM5.59, Public Bank Bhd rose 2 sen at RM4.37, Maybank strengthened 3 sen at RM8.60 and Sime Darby Bhd gained 4 sen at RM2.27.
Active stocks saw KNM Group Bhd remain at 18.5 sen, SMTrack Bhd rose 1 sen at 20.5 sen, Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd added 6 sen at RM1.15 and Key Alliance Group Bhd remained at 1.5 sen.
On the index board, FBM ACE fell 26.02 points at 6,318.93, FBM 70 slipped 68.79 points at 13,712.50, FBM Emas fell 2.12 points at 11,318.30, FBMT 100 lost 3.84 points at 10,996.89 and FBM Emas Shariah withered 25.70 points at 12,014.69.
In terms of sector, the Financial Services index drove 67.19 points at 16,363.84, the Products and Services Industry index declined 0.25 points at 210.69 and the Malay Plantation index 9.41 points at 7,223.83.
