Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed higher yesterday propped up by mild buying in lower liners and small cap companies. The local bourse showed some resilience despite bearish regional market sentiment due to the negative outlook ahead of the US Federal Reserve Monetary Policy meeting on Wednesday, and most Southeast Asian bourses traded nearly flat to weaker as investors await the outcome of the two-day policy meeting on the prospect of monetary stimulus tapering. The FBM KLCI rose 4.14 points or 0.23% to 1,774.94 from last week's close of 1,770.80 after hovering between 1,769.12 and 1781.47. Gainers led losers by 443 to 308, with 291 counters unchanged. Turnover rose to 1.5 billion shares worth RM1.74 billion from last Friday's 1.23 billion shares worth RM1.38 billion. ...Read more>>
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