KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Wednesday as market sentiment improved, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street following fresh artificial intelligence (AI)-related funding announcements.

At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 3.39 points, or 0.21%, to 1,615.24 from Tuesday’s close of 1,611.85.

Across the broader market, gainers outpaced losers 251 to 94, while 297 counters were unchanged, 2,225 untraded, and 104 suspended.

Turnover stood at 218.30 million units worth RM87.52 million.