Confidence continues to build, as evidenced by foreign investors turning net buyers throughout the week, says analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia experienced a choppy trading session but settled marginally higher on Thursday, recovering from the previous day’s losses, supported by banking and consumer stocks.
IPPFA Sdn Bhd director of investment strategy and country economist Sedek Jantan said the index opened firm in the morning before easing in the afternoon, though sentiment remained constructive.
They are 98th in the FIFA rankings, and their dream of playing in their first World Cup vanished this summer in the third round of the Asian qualifiers.
The incident is the latest in dozens of attacks targeting Nigerian security forces by Islamic State-West Africa Province, which has recently intensified raids on military bases with rocket-propelled grenades and suicide drones.