KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday, tracking positive overnight Wall Street performance as easing oil prices and upbeat economic data soothed concerns over the US-Iran geopolitical crisis.

At 9.16am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 3.86 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 1,702.08 from Wednesday’s close of 1,698.22, after opening 8.03 points higher at 1,706.25.