KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 ― The FBM KLCI further superior at midafternoon as shopping for actions proceed in most heavyweight shares.
At 3.14pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) surged 15.32 factors or nearly one per cent to 1,552.33 from yesterday’s shut of 1,537.01, after opening 1.97 factors greater.
On the broader market, gainers led decliners 580 to 320, with 493 counters unchanged, 925 untraded and 9 others suspended.
Turnover stood at 2.37 billion items value RM1.67 billion.
Among the heavyweights, Press Metal Aluminium improved 33 sen to RM5.10, Sime Darby Plantation gained 14.0 sen to RM4.49, Telekom added 11 sen to RM6.13, Tenaga Nasional garnered 14 sen to RM11.44 and CIMB was 8.0 sen firmer to RM6.64.
As for probably the most lively shares, TWL and Fitters have been flat at 3.0 sen and 5.5 sen respectively, Zantat appreciated 5.0 sen to 53.5 sen, Velesto grew 1.0 sen to 30.5 sen and Alpha IVF added half-a-sen to 33.5 sen.
On the index board, the FBM Emas Index was 98.01 factors greater at 11,682.78, the FBMT 100 Index leapt 96.02 factors to 11,317.85, and the FBM Emas Shariah Index bagged 102.84 factors to 11,816.67.
The FBM 70 Index climbed 74.11 factors to 16,303.54 and the FBM ACE Index notched up 15.50 factors to 4,970.25.
Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index soared 141.51 factors to 17,293.36, the Energy Index strengthened 13.36 factors to 979.40 and the Plantation Index gained 90.20 factors to 7,401.36, whereas the Industrial Products and Services Index perked 3.13 factors to 183.04. ― eNM
