KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Late bargain hunting in selected heavyweights, mainly financial counters, has lifted Bursa Malaysia to end marginally higher on Friday.

At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) inched up 0.72 of a point, or 0.04 per cent, to 1,752.83 from Thursday’s close of 1,752.11.

The benchmark had opened 0.68 of-a-point higher at 1,752.79, and moved between 1,746.08 and 1,754.20 throughout the trading session.