KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) remained slightly higher at mid-morning on buying support for blue-chips led by CIMB.

At 11.05am, the FBM KLCI inched up 0.19 point to 1,658.69 against yesterday’s close of 1,658.50.

CIMB lifted the composite index by 1.486 points.

The bank’s shares rose 10 sen to RM4.39, with 4.92 million shares traded.

Of the heavyweights, Maybank gained two sen to RM8.06 and TNB advanced six sen to RM14.38 while Petronas Chemicals was unchanged at RM6.60.

Public Bank eased two sen to RM19.54 and IHH Healthcare slipped four sen to RM6.55.

On the scoreboard, the FBM Emas Index trimmed 5.26 points to 11,613.72, the FBM 70 fell 26.04 points to 13,206.10, the FBM Emas Shariah Index declined 12.37 points to 12,224.15 and the FBMT100 Index eased 4.43 points to 11,311.67.

However, the FBM Ace advanced 30.10 points to 5,482.44.  

Sector-wise, the Finance Index was 13.31 points better at 14,230.74, but the Industrial Index declined 3.12 points to 3,107.88 and the Plantation Index eased 15.75 points to 7,571.22.

There were 289 losers and 237 gainers, with 321 counters unchanged, 856 untraded and 46 others suspended. 

Turnover stood at 692.91 million shares worth RM406.64 million.

Of the actives, TH Heavy slipped one sen to 19 sen, Naim Indah went down five sen to 9.5 sen and MBSB fell one sen to 70.5 sen. 

Meanwhile, Sanichi was unchanged at 10 sen. — Bernama