At 9.15am the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was up 2.19 points at 1,601.80 from Tuesday's close of 1,599.61.
The index opened 1.04 points at 1,606.65.
It opened in ‘green’ territory again today following recovering sentiment and strong net buying support from foreign funds over the past few trading sessions.
On the broader market, investors saw gainers outpacing losers by 295 to 180, while 255 counters were unchanged, 1,498 untraded and 10 suspended.
Total turnover at 320.14 million units worth RM222.05 million.
Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd said the ‘green’ sentiment on the local bourse would continue, with the underlying tone of the major indices still generally positive.
He added that they expect the agricultural sector to experience profit-taking activities while the financial services sector is seen to be more attractive due to the gradual recovery of economic activity.
Heavyweights saw Press Metal advance 10 sen at RM6.94, Petronas Gas added 32 sen at RM17.58, IHH Healthcare strengthened 6 sen at RM6.62 and Maybank rose 4 sen at RM8.66.
Active stocks saw SMTrack rise 1 sen to 22 sen, Dagang NeXchange added 5 sen to RM1.18, Hibiscus Petroleum remained at RM1.14 while Eastland Equity declined 1.5 sen to 7 sen.
On the index board, FBM ACE was down 6.97 points at 6,278.48, FBM 70 was up 59.59 points at 13,754.95, FBM Emas added 22.14 points at 11,433.43, FBMT 100 was up 22.44 points at 11,120.19 and FBM Emas Shariah was up 24.49 points at 12,170.13.
In terms of sector, the Financial Services index drove 47.51 points at 16,500.94, the Products and Services Industry index scored 1.28 points at 213.09 and the Malay Plantation index 101.37 points at 7,555.05.
