FBM KLCI - marginally higher on last minute push

Stocks on Bursa Malaysia closed mixed yesterday. Nonetheless, late buying on selected blue-chips helped push the benchmark FBMKLCI to close marginally higher, marking gains for the second consecutive days. The FBMKLCI, which was traded in the negative territory most of the time, gained 1.07 points or 0.06% to 1,850.39 on a last minute push after fluctuating between 1,846.88 and 1,850.53 points. Losers outnumbered gainers by 452 to 381, with 323 counters unchanged. Total volume slipped to 3.01 billion units valued at RM2.21 billion from 3.17 billion units valued at RM2.11 on Monday. Read more>>