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KL SHARES END MORNING SESSION HIGHER
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 (Bernama) -- Shares on Bursa Malaysia ended the morning
session higher today on bargain-hunting, with market sentiment lifted by gains
on Asian bourses.
At lunch break, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 4.68
points better at 1,676.22, from the 1,671.54 recorded at Tuesday's close.
After opening 1.14 points weaker at 1,670.4 today, the FBM KLCI moved
between 1,667.68 and 1,678.76 throughout the morning session.
On the broader market, gainers outpaced losers 421 to 280, with 354 counters
unchanged, 630 counters untraded and 16 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 941.27 million shares worth RM868.34 million.
Among top gainers were plantation stocks, as the market expects this sector
to be the top beneficiary of the unfavourable weather.
Shares of United Plantations was up 50 sen to RM28, IJM Plantations rose 23
sen to RM3.60 and BLD Plantations increased 18 sen to RM8.63.
Top losers, on the other hand, were Petronas Gas which fell 28 sen to
RM20.60, MBM Resources declining 19 sen to RM2.28 and Riverview Rubber losing 15
sen to RM3.76.
Of the heavyweights, Maybank eased three sen to RM8.19, Tenaga shed two sen
to RM13.38, Public Bank gained eight sen to RM20.18.
The FBM Emas Index rose 36.89 points to 11,778.18, the FBMT100 Index bagged
34.76 points to 11,475.43 and the FBM Emas Shariah Index improved 43.78 points
for 12,271.37.
The FBM Ace rose 48.34 points to 4,990.12 and the FBM 70 improved 51.5 points
to 13,564.95.
The Finance Index was 18.51 points higher at 14,819.33, the Industrial Index
rose 3.36 points to 3,206.25 and the Plantation Index climbed 86.26 points to
8,005.86
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