At 9.05am the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was up 0.8 points at 1,569.02 from Friday's close of 1,568.22.
The index opened strong 2.48 points at 1,570.70.
It opened on a positive note as a result of buying interest boost on all indices.
On the broader market, investors saw gainers outpacing losers by 216 to 131, while 187 counters were unchanged, 1,767 untraded and 13 suspended.
Total turnover at 139.36 million units worth RM73.92 million.
Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd vice president of equity research Thong Pak Leng said the Wall Street market closed weak with technology stocks and growth slowing down due to investor sentiment worried about the Russia-Ukraine conflict as well as a focus on several central bank meetings this week.
Moreover, investor sentiment is likely to remain cautious despite bargain-hunting activity, thus expecting the KLCI to be in the trend in the 1,560 to 1,580 level today.
Heavyweights saw Maybank rise 3 sen to RM8.94, Petronas Chemicals added 6 sen to RM9.76, IHH Healthcare gained 2 sen to RM6.43 while Public Bank declined 2 sen to RM4.38, Press Metal fell 9 sen to RM6 .41 and CIMB remained at RM5.05.
Active stocks saw Green Packet and Bumi Armada rise 1.5 sen at 11 sen and 41.5 sen while Advance Synergy declined 1.5 sen at 10 sen.
On the index board, the FBM Emas index was up 16.15 points at 11,130.74, the FBMT 100 index was up 15.34 points at 10,832.56, the FBM Emas Shariah index was up 35.87 points at 11,798.75, the FBM 70 was up 62.02 points at 13,134.77 and the FBM ACE was up 35.25 points at 5,293.73.
In terms of sector, the Products and Services Industry index rose 0.02 points at 204.72, the Financial Services index added 11.34 points at 16,261.36 and the Malay Plantation index 17.56 points at 8,187.14.
