KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Share prices on Bursa Malaysia ended in positive territory at mid-day, lifted by gains in blue chips.
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) ended the lunch break 0.17 point better at 1,807.77 after opening at 1,806.78.
The benchmark index, which remained above the 1,800 level, moved between 1,804.27 and 1,810.4 throughout the morning session.
However, losers led gainers 346 to 239 on profit-taking, with 321 counters unchanged, 682 untraded and 44 others suspended. Volume stood at 570.62 million shares worth RM517.23 million.
Top gainers Amway soared 38 sen to RM12.48 and Aeon Credit rose 16 sen to RM15.46 while heavyweight stock Petronas Gas garnered 20 sen to RM23.80.
A dealer said the market struggled between gains and losses today given that there was no overnight lead from Wall Street as it was the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States yesterday.
“However, external sentiment is expected to be steady,” the dealer added.
On the scoreboard, the Finance Index eased 3.66 points to 16,641.59 while the Plantation Index was 10.58 points higher at 8,860.23 and the Industrial Index rose 11.44 points to 3,151.41.
The FBM Emas Index shed 4.76 points to 12,546.17, the FBMT100 Index decreased 3.0 points to 12,275.78, the FBM Ace lost 25 points to 5,605.84 and the FBM 70 fell 20.72 points to 14,179.55.
Among other actives, XOX and Solution Engineering both added 0.5 sen to 16.5 sen and 32.5 sen respectively, while Bio Osmo gained 2 sen to 18.5 sen. Sumatec lost 0.5 sen to 30 sen.
As for heavyweights, Maybank rose 5 sen to RM9.73, Sime Darby improved 3 sen to RM9.66 while CIMB fell 5 sen to RM7.54. — Bernama
