Malaysia share price opened higher on Monday

• Malaysia share prices opened higher on Monday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 1.3 points to 1863.93
• The positive trend in Asian stock markets boosted sentiment on Bursa Malaysia with share prices opening higher this morning.
• The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on strong buying support for the local unit. the local unit was quoted at 3.5675/5705 versus the greenback compared with 3.5790/5830
• Bina Puri Holdings Bhd's wholly owned unit, Bina Puri Sdn Bhd, has clinched a RM123.32 million Sabah Department of Works (JKR) contract for interior desiign works for Blocks A and B of the state administrative complex in Kota Kinabalu.
• MARC has affirmed Malaysia's sovereign rating of AAA with a stable outlook based on country's ability to meet its local currency obligations.
• Malton Bhd has bagged a RM703 million construction contract for the proposed Pavilion Damansara Heights project in Pusat Bandar Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.