Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed higher yesterday, supported by gains in selected finance counters and the recovery of the ringgit. Heavyweight blue-chips, Maybank, was among the top gainers rising 21 sen, or 2.5%, to RM8.60 while CIMB, one of the most actively traded counters, increased 16 sen, or 2.78%, to RM5.91. At close, the benchmark FBMKLCI stood at 1,745, up 2.99 points, or 0.17% after hovering between 1,738.24 and 1,750.94 throughout the day. Gainers led losers by 497 to 283 while 304 counters were unchanged. Total volume rose to 1.9 billion shares worth RM2.3 billion from 1.8 billion shares worth RM2.5 billion on Wednesday. Read more >>
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