KUALA LUMPUR: The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) closed higher today, lifted by gains in selected heavyweights led by Petronas Chemicals and Genting. At 5 pm, the key index rose 9.15 points to 1,827.42 after fluctuating between 1,818.16 and 1,830.9 throughout the day.
Petronas Chemicals jumped 13 sen to RM6 and Genting soared 25 sen to RM9.
The Finance Index rose 31.05 points to 16,144.83, the Plantation Index declined 9.57 points to 7,585.95 and the Industrial Index eased 2.47 points to 3,361.03.
The FBM Emas Index expanded 50.36 points to 12,589.40, the FBMT100 Index climbed 53.15 points to 12,273.66 and the FBM Emas Syariah Index increased 37.35 points to 13,111.27.
The FBM Ace decreased 10.85 points to 6,977.16 but the FBM 70 was 27.10 points higher at 13,642.80.
There were 362 gainers and 434 losers, with 321 counters unchanged, 693 counters untraded and 35 others suspended.
Total volume went up to 1.82 billion shares worth RM1.93 billion from last Thursday’s 1.52 billion shares worth RM2.17 billion.
Among actives, DGB ASia was flat at nine sen, Luster Industries edged down half-a-sen to 11 sen and Kanger International declined two sen to 28.5 sen.
Of the heavyweights, Maybank rose four sen to RM9.25, TNB reduced eight sen to RM14.28 and Public Bank eased two sen to RM19.46.
Main Market volume rose to 1.05 billion units worth RM1.78 billion from 914.37 million units worth RM2.05 billion last Thursday.
Turnover on the ACE Market appreciated to 669.04 million shares valued at RM137.68 million from last Thursday's 501.92 million shares valued at RM110.22 million.
Warrants declined to 92.43 million units worth RM15.85 million versus 98.75 million units worth RM14.52 million previously.
Consumer products accounted for 65.41 million shares traded on the Main Market, industrial products (333.92 million), construction (66.25 million), trade and services (416.00 million), technology (39.04 million), infrastructure (17.05 million), SPAC (6.0 million), finance (35.74 million), hotels (1.32 million), properties (61.50 million), plantations (7.42 million), mining (0), REITs (7.06 million) and closed/fund (34,000). -- Bernama