At 5pm, the benchmark index settled 5.59 points, or 0.36%, higher at 1,541.15, from Wednesday’s close at 1,535.56, after moving between 1,535.89 and 1,541.75 throughout the day. Total turnover rose to 2.89 billion units worth RM1.92 billion from 2.34 billion units worth RM1.8 billion on Wednesday. Sector-wise, the Industrial Products and Services Index was 0.88 of a point higher at 198.34, the Plantation Index slid 79.55 points to 7,988.69 and the Financial Services Index rose 94.18 points to 16,589.91. Main Market volume increased to 1.86 billion shares worth RM1.72 billion from 1.6 billion shares worth RM1.65 billion on Wednesday. ACE Market volume expanded to 649.14 million shares worth RM181.37 million from 454.77 million shares worth RM98.44 million.

Source: The Edge Markets May 26, 2022 16:13 UTC