Bursa ends higher, KLCI breaches key 1,500 level

At 5pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 9.84 points or 0.66% higher to finish at 1,502.07 from Friday’s close of 1,492.23. Total turnover was declined to 2.38 billion units worth RM1.49 billion from 2.79 billion units worth RM1.98 billion last Friday. Sector-wise, the Plantation Index climbed 120.84 points to 7,119.18, the Industrial Products and Services Index ticked up 1.66 points to 186.03, the Energy Index increased 4.77 points to 676.01, while the Financial Services Index edged up 18.42 points to 16,663.81. Main Market volume slipped to 1.60 billion shares worth RM1.24 billion against 1.86 billion shares worth RM1.65 billion last Friday. ACE Market volume slid to 496.33 million shares worth RM199.01 million from 590.81 million shares worth RM263.41 million previously.