KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Monday, buoyed by positive sentiment following Budget 2027 and overnight gains on Wall Street, where a rebound in technology stocks and easing oil prices offset weak US consumer sentiment.

At 9.15am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 5.10 points, or 0.31%, to 1,613.55 from Friday’s close of 1,608.45. The index opened 3.34 points higher at 1,611.03.

Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 251 to 200, while 383 counters were unchanged, 1,993 were untraded and 12 were suspended.

Turnover stood at 340.29 million units worth RM181.54 million.