KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended higher today, backed by mild buying interest in small caps and amid window dressing activities, dealers said. The index opened 3.96 points higher at 1,750.59 and moved between 1,744.21 and 1,752.25 throughout the trading session. Total volume fell to 2.47 billion shares worth RM2.06 billion from Wednesday's 2.53 billion shares worth RM2.26 billion. The FBM Emas Index rose 15.55 points to 12,601.14 and the FBMT 100 Index was 15.27 points higher at 12,271.82, but the FBM 70 declined 37.13 points to 15,574.10. Sector wise, the Finance Index fell 41.19 points to 16,568.14, but the Plantation Index improved 44.40 points to 7,833.82 and the Industrial Index rose 30.28 points to 3,172.83.

Source: New Strait Times December 21, 2017 10:07 UTC