Bursa Malaysia ends marginally higher as sentiment improves

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia pared earlier gains but still ended marginally higher on Wednesday, in tandem with the improving sentiment in regional peers after a rally on Wall St overnight on a solid set of US economic data.

At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) edged up 1.63 points, or 0.12 per cent to 1,388.37 from 1,386.74 at Tuesday’s close.