Bursa Malaysia closes higher
Bursa Malaysia closed higher today boosted by persistent buying in selected blue chips led by Public Bank and Petronas Gas. — Picture by Azneal Ishak
Turnover rose to 2.47 billion units worth RM2.67 billion from Wednesday’s 1.95 billion units worth RM1.83 billion. “Other than that, a few companies that posted higher results, including Petronas Gas, Petronas Dagangan and Axiata, have also supported the market movement today,” he told Bernama. Of the actively-traded stocks, Bumi Armada rose one sen to 21 sen, Telekom Malaysia increased 74 sen to RM3.46 while Ekovest added two sen to 79.5 sen.
Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index firmed up 154.75 points to 16,767.45, the Plantation Index shed 16.06 points to 6,811.24 and the Industrial Products and Services Index was 0.85 of-a-point lower at 159.29.
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