KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 2): Shares on Bursa Malaysia finished the first trading day of February in positive territory, as bargain-hunting emerged following the selldown on Tuesday (Jan 31), despite the cautious market undertone in the region, a dealer said.

At 5pm on Thursday, the benchmark FBM KLCI had risen 4.30 points to 1,489.80, from Tuesday's close at 1,485.50.

The key index opened 3.32 points stronger at 1,488.82, and moved between 1,485.90 and 1,493.21 throughout the day.

Market breadth was positive, with gainers leading losers 681 to 341, while 371 counters were unchanged, 780 untraded, and 11 others suspended.

Turnover expanded to 5.14 billion units worth RM2.95 billion, against Tuesday's 4.03 billion units worth RM2.78 billion.

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