KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Shares on Bursa Malaysia ended the week on a bullish note with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) recording a fresh all-time high of 1,826.95 points.

The benchmark index moved between 1,822.33 points and 1,832.21 points before ending 2.09 points higher prompted by gains in heavyweights and October’s improved trade data.

Prior to today’s upbeat performance, the FBM KLCI recorded a fresh high of 1,824.29 points on Tuesday and this level was breached yesterday when the index perked to 1,824.86 points.

Gainers edged losers 362 to 355, with 315 counters unchanged, 533 untraded and 26 others were suspended.

However, volume transacted fell to 1.03 billion shares, worth RM1.61 billion, from 1.17 billion shares, worth RM1.8 billion, transacted yesterday.

The gains in the benchmark index was mostly contributed by Maybank, which rose nine sen to RM9.83, IOI Corporation added 10 sen to RM5.90 and MISC gained 14 sen to RM5.39.

A dealer said there was increased buying interest after the Statistics Department released the country’s October trade data.

Malaysia’s total trade in October rose 11.6 per cent to RM125.98 billion compared with the same month last year.

On the scoreboard, the Industrial Index gave up 5.97 points to 3,097.37 points, the Plantation Index garnered 28.55 points to 8,998.6 points and the Finance Index perked 3.48 points to 16,758.83 points. 

The FBM Emas Index rose 6.02 points to 12,626.93 points, the FBMT100 Index increased 3.80 points to 12,362.13 points, the FBM Ace added 5.56 points to 5,553.3 while the FBM 70 slipped 38.33 points to 14,098.71.

Among actives, Sumatec was flat at 28.5 sen, Tiger Synergy lost one sen to 21 sen and Xidelang gained one sen to 35 sen.

Volume on the Main Market fell to 761.17 million units, valued at RM1.55 billion, from 858.09 million units, valued at RM1.73 billion, recorded yesterday.

Turnover on the ACE market rose to 247.44 million shares, worth RM56.73 million, from 272.85 million shares, worth RM68.21 million, transacted yesterday.

Warrants dwindled to 23.95 million units, valued at RM2.97 million, from 27.95 million units, valued at RM2.8 million, registered yesterday.

Consumer products accounted for 70.46 million shares on the Main Market, industrial products 92.71 million, construction 27.26 million, trade and services 303.64 million, technology 17.69 million, infrastructure 23.04 million, SPAC 16.03 million, finance 45.32 million, hotels 370,100, properties 135.57 million, plantations 24.71 million, mining 23,500, REITs 5.30 million and closed/fund 3,800. — Bernama