KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 – Share prices on Bursa Malaysia opened marginally higher today in tandem with the upbeat overnight performance on Wall Street. At 9.15 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) stood at 1,738.56, up 0.90 of-a-point, from Wednesday’s close of 1,737.66. The key index opened 0.42 of-a-point better at 1,738.08. Gains in three banking heavyweights – Maybank, Public Bank and Hong Leong Bank, boosted the composite index by a total contribution of 1.898 points, against the laggards led by the Genting group.

Source: New Strait Times December 14, 2017 01:41 UTC