KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 ― Bursa Malaysia continued to pick up pace at mid-morning today, prompted by buying in composite index-linked stocks such as Maybank, Public Bank and Axiata.
At 11am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) advanced 10.65 points to 1,652.86, from yesterday's close of 1,642.21.
The index opened 2.48 points higher at 1,644.69.
On the broader market, gainers led losers 286 to 244, while 302 counters were unchanged, 893 untraded and 41 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 531.56 million shares worth RM377.63 million.
Among heavyweights, Maybank and Public Bank each rose eight sen to RM8.20 and RM19.38 respectively, TNB gained four sen to RM14.10, while Axiata recovered seven sen from the earlier losses to RM5.67.
Of the actives, Hiap Teck increased one sen to 21.5 sen, Vivocom declined 1.5 sen to 22.5 sen, SpauraKencana expanded four sen to RM1.49 and AirAsia inched up one sen to RM2.60.
The FBM Emas Index improved 54.84 points to 11,519.38 and the FBMT100 Index gained 52.88 points to 11,226.36.But, the FBM 70 narrowed 10.44 points to 12,940.00.
The FBM Emas Shariah Index edged up 41.55 points to 12,098.53, while the FBM Ace declined 39.39 points to 5,122.32.
Sector-wise, the Finance Index appreciated 112.97 points to 14,222.33, the Industrial Index added 14.62 points to 3,099.59, but the Plantation Index was 0.93 of a point lower at 7,573.70. ― Bernama
