KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): The FBM KLCI extended its gains at the mid-day break on Friday, in line with its regional peers ahead of more economic data coming out from the US later today, as most global markets head for an extended weekend with the Christmas break.
At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI was up 3.30 points to 1,494.76.
Gainers led losers by 304 to 279, while 320 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 451.74 million shares valued at RM363.87 million.
The ringgit strengthened 0.30% to 3.1565 versus the US dollar; crude palm oil futures for the third month delivery rose RM32 per tonne to RM3,129, crude oil was up 20 cents per barrel to US$99.73 and gold added US$4.75 an ounce to US$1,610.30.
At the regional markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 1.08% to 18.576.06, the Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.45% to 2,218.01, Taiwan’s Taiex added 2.14% to 7,115.13, South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.19% to 1,869.45 and Singapore’s Straits Times Index edged up 0.35% to 2,674.11.
On Bursa Malaysia, Nestle and BAT rose 30 sen each to RM56.90 and RM48.18, AIC was up 15 sen to RM1.30, MAHB 13 sen to RM5.59, while KLK, UMW, Esso, Genting and IJM rose 10 sen each to RM22.10, RM6.55, RM3.51, RM10.86 and RM5.52 respectively.
Among the decliners, Tasco, Shell and PPB fell 10 sen each to RM1.55, RM9.20 and RM17 respectively; HELP and Public Bank lost six sen each to RM1.65 and RM13.20, Huat Lai and WCT fell five sen each to RM2.30 and RM2.25, while Bina Goodyear was down 4.5 sen to 60 sen.
The actives included Perisai, Astral Supreme, Sanichi, UEM Land, Envair, KNM and Utopia.
At 12.30pm, the FBM KLCI was up 3.30 points to 1,494.76.
Gainers led losers by 304 to 279, while 320 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 451.74 million shares valued at RM363.87 million.
The ringgit strengthened 0.30% to 3.1565 versus the US dollar; crude palm oil futures for the third month delivery rose RM32 per tonne to RM3,129, crude oil was up 20 cents per barrel to US$99.73 and gold added US$4.75 an ounce to US$1,610.30.
At the regional markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 1.08% to 18.576.06, the Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.45% to 2,218.01, Taiwan’s Taiex added 2.14% to 7,115.13, South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.19% to 1,869.45 and Singapore’s Straits Times Index edged up 0.35% to 2,674.11.
On Bursa Malaysia, Nestle and BAT rose 30 sen each to RM56.90 and RM48.18, AIC was up 15 sen to RM1.30, MAHB 13 sen to RM5.59, while KLK, UMW, Esso, Genting and IJM rose 10 sen each to RM22.10, RM6.55, RM3.51, RM10.86 and RM5.52 respectively.
Among the decliners, Tasco, Shell and PPB fell 10 sen each to RM1.55, RM9.20 and RM17 respectively; HELP and Public Bank lost six sen each to RM1.65 and RM13.20, Huat Lai and WCT fell five sen each to RM2.30 and RM2.25, while Bina Goodyear was down 4.5 sen to 60 sen.
The actives included Perisai, Astral Supreme, Sanichi, UEM Land, Envair, KNM and Utopia.
