Friday 29 Mar 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI ended the first trading day of the second quarter of 2011 on a strong note, closing at its highest level since Jan 19 this year.

Banking stocks and key blue chips lifted the FBM KLCI by 9.66% or 10.25 points to 1,555.38.

Gainers led losers by 517 to 319, while 271 counters traded unchanged. Volume was 1.52 billion shares valued at RM2.15 billion.

At the regional markets, the Shanghai Composite Index jumped 1.34% to 2,967.41, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 1.17% to 23,801.90, South Korea’s Kospi added 0.68% to 2,121.01, Singapore’s Straits Times Index was up 0.47% to 3,120.47 and Taiwan’s Taiex edged up 0.25% to 8,705.13.

Japan;s Nikkei 225, however, fell 0.48% to 9.708.39.

Among the leading movers on the FBM KLCI, CIMB rose 14 sen to RM8.34, Maybank five sen to RM9.01, AMMB eight sen to RM6.57, Hong Leong Bank  and HLFG 13 sen each to RM9.98 and RM9.13, RHB Capital 14 sen to RM8.72 and Public Bank was up two sen to RM13.14.

Axiata was up eight sen to RM4.87, Genting Malaysia 16 sen to RM3.84, Sime Darby nine sen to RM9.32, Petronas Chemicals 13 sen to RM7.37, Genting four sen to RM11.08 and Gamuda five sen to RM3.91.

Other gainers included Nestle, Fima Corp, Masterskill, MAA, Panasonic, JT International, United Plantations and Sungei Bagan.

DBE Gurney was the most actively traded counter with 65.6 million shares done. The stock added half a sen to 13 sen.

Other actives included MAA, Talam, Perisai, Masterskill, Olympia, Axiata, Genting Malaysia and Karambunai.

Meanwhile, decliners included Petronas Dagangan, Golsta, Ekovest, Esso, Nationwide, Kotra, Hap Seng, APM and Lay Horng.

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