KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened marginally higher on Friday before easing on mild profit-taking in selected heavyweight stocks.

At 9.15 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) dropped 5.38 points, or 0.33%, to 1,618.32 from Thursday’s close of 1,623.70. The index opened 1.13 points higher at 1,624.83.

Across the broader market, advancers outnumbered decliners 300 to 136, while 281 counters were unchanged, 2,126 untraded, and 33 suspended.

Turnover stood at 319.91 million units worth RM148.84 million.