Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed higher yesterday driven by gains in selected heavyweights on JP Morgan’s ‘overweight’ rating on Malaysian equities. JP Morgan gave the rating despite the decline in share prices on major regional markets due to concerns over risks in the Cyprus financial bailout by the International Monetary Fund and European Union. The FBM KLCI rose 8.94 points or 0.54% to end at 1,652.83, the highest since March 13, 2013, after it touched an intra-day high of 1,660.80. Advancers led decliners by 380 to 286 with 322 counters were unchanged. Turnover increased to 822.262 million shares worth RM1.948 billion from Monday's 708.602 million shares worth RM1.465 billion. ...Read more>>
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