Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed higher yesterday, lifted by interests in the oil and gas counters, especially Petronas-linked companies. The market also took the cue from the better performances of regional bourses after the release last week of upbeat data from China which showed banks extended US$114 billion in new loans for July, beating the US$103.4 billion economists forecast. The FBM KLCI rose 5.25 points to end at 1,784.57 after moving between 1,777.87 and 1,786.2 throughout the day. Gainers led losers by 494 to 309, with 279 counters unchanged. Total turnover firmed to 1.59 billion shares worth RM1.7 billion from 981.02 million shares worth RM1.04 billion last Wednesday. ...Read more>>
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