KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 ― Bursa Malaysia remained positive at mid-morning, although cautious sentiments prevailed ahead of the release of the United States Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes today and Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) decision tomorrow.

At 11.01am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 2.13 points to 1,394.62 from 1,392.49 at yesterday’s close.

The key index opened 0.11 of-a-point lower at 1,392.38 this morning.

However, the broader market was negative as decliners surpassed advancers 301 to 294, while 389 counters were unchanged, 1,251 untraded and 18 others suspended.

Turnover stood at 1.02 billion units worth RM442.39 million.

Among the heavyweights, Maybank and Public Bank added one sen each to RM8.71 and RM3.92, respectively, and IHH Healthcare rose two sen to RM5.85, while Tenaga Nasional slid one sen to RM9.12, and CIMB was flat at RM5.20.

Of the actives, BTM Resources, Ahmad Zaki Resources, and UEM Sunrise gained half-a-sen each to 9.5 sen, 25.5 sen and 31 sen, respectively, and Parkson ticked up 2.5 sen to 21.5 sen, while Sarawak Consolidated slid one sen to 46 sen.

On the index board, the FBM Emas Index added 10.34 points to 10,269.16, the FBMT 100 Index perked 10.25 points to 9,966.05, the FBM Emas Shariah Index advanced 14.69 points to 10,545.07 and the FBM ACE Index strengthened 34.16 points to 5,129.03, while the FBM 70 Index shrank 7.14 points to 13,523.96.

Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index was 8.80 points firmer at 15,491.97, the Industrial Products and Services Index was 0.21 points higher at 159.01 and the Plantation Index expanded 55.57 points to 6,885.31, while the Energy Index erased 0.13 point to 792.28. ― Bernama