Bursa Malaysia ended the day on a high note after all indexes soared across the board. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Turnover meanwhile rose to 5.85 billion units worth RM3.34 billion compared with yesterday’s 4.82 billion units worth RM2.46 billion. As at 5pm, oil prices rallied to close at US$24.26 per barrel after declining to US$19 on Monday and have been in volatile mode since. “While the world is grappling to contain Covid-19, Malaysia is seen to be one of the countries that had managed it at its best, leading to higher market optimism from both local and foreign investors,” she said.
As for the actives, Sapura Energy inched half-a-sen to 8.5 sen while Velesto went up 1.5 sen to 14.5 sen and AirAsia Group added 3.0 sen to 81.5 sen.