KUALA LUMPUR: The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) opened higher Friday, extending yesterdays gains, as the European Central Bank (ECB) revealed its stimulus expansion plan which included buying 1.1 trillion euros worth of bonds, dealers said. At 9.03 am, the key index stood at 1,798.78, up 17.03 points, after opening 10.72 points better at 1,792.47. Market breadth was positive with gainers outpacing decliners 236 to 46 while 123 counters were unchanged, 1,329 untraded and seven others suspended. Turnover stood at 133.22 million shares worth RM67.99 million. On other scoreboards, the FBM Emas Index rose 67.07 points to 12,351.86, the FBMT100 Index gained 104.27 points to 12,084.79 and the FBM Emas Shariah Index advanced 62.57 points to 12,902.83. The FBM 70 perked 76.77 points to 13,446.16 while the FBM Ace added 21.53 points to 6,340.93. On a sectorial basis, the Industrial Index declined 13.72 points to 3,248.43, the Plantation Index contracted 21.19 points to 7,900.13 but the Finance Index rose 91.53 points to 15,660.9 . Among actives, Nova MSC, Sanichi and The Media Shoppe were all flat at 16 sen, 10 sen and six sen, respectively.
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