Thursday 2 February 2012

KL shares higher at mid-morning

KUALA LUMPUR: Shares on Bursa Malaysia were higher at mid-morning today boosted by positive sentiment on regional markets, dealers said.

At 10.53am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was up 6.44 points to 1,527.73.

Market breadth was positive with 458 gainers and 222 losers with turnover amounting to one billion shares worth RM835.07 million.

A dealer said the market was positive following better-than-expected jobs and manufacturing data out of the US.

Bursa Malaysia's Finance Index rose 33.35 points to 13,476.02, Plantation Index increased 15.54 points to 8,744.96 and the Industrial Index was 35.36 points higher at 2,842.18.

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Emas Index gained 61.40 points to 10,648.60 and Malaysia Mid-70 Index jumped 130.30 points to 12,290.185.

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Ace Index, however, eased 3.59 points to 4,493.

Among active counters, Tebrau Teguh added eight sen to 78 sen, while D.B.E Gurney Resources and Coastal-CA slipped one sen each to 12.5 sen and 11 sen, respectively.

Of the heavyweights, Maybank earned two sen to RM8.22, Sime Darby perked 10 sen to RM9.24 and Petronas Chemicals added five sen to RM6.72. -- BERNAMA



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