KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Tuesday, taking its cue from Wall Street’s better performance overnight, as sentiment improves after Iran said it will not escalate the conflict with Israel, said an analyst.

At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 4.34 points to 1,563.93 from Monday's close of 1,559.59. The benchmark index opened 0.22 of-a-point better at 1,559.81.

On the broader market, gainers led decliners 232 to 132 while 273 counters were unchanged, 1,737 untraded, and 22 others suspended.

Turnover amounted to 289.47 million units worth RM117.85 million.

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