Bursa Malaysia ends higher for second consecutive day
At the close, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI gained 9.10 points to 1,623.67 after opening 0.11 of-a-point higher at 1,614.68. — Bernama pic
Turnover declined to 1.95 billion units worth RM1.83 billion from yesterday’s 2.40 billion units worth RM4.52 billion. He further added that TNB had lifted the benchmark index today following the release of its first-quarter 2019 results yesterday. Of the actively-traded stocks, Ekovest added 4.5 sen to 77.5 sen and its warrants were up five sen to 26 sen, Bumi Armada climbed half-a-sen to 20 sen and IWCity added 9.5 sen 82 sen.
Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index dropped 27.45 points to 16,612.70, the Plantation Index shed 33.90 points to 6,827.30 but the Industrial Products and Services Index was 0.05 of-a-point better at 160.14.
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