KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia continued its rally to open marginally higher today on buying interests following gains on overnight global markets coupled with higher oil prices, dealers said. At 9.07 am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) stood at 1,751.31, up 0.10 of-a-point, from Thursday's close of 1,751.21. The key index opened 1.64 points higher at 1,752.85. The FBM Emas Shariah Index up 28.69 points to 12,960.08 and the FBM 70 perked 21.48 points to 15,595.58. Sector-wise, the Finance Index down 13.52 points to 16,554.62, the Industrial Index added 1.53 points to 3,174.36 and the Plantation Index rose 7.31 points to 7,841.13.

Source: New Strait Times December 22, 2017 01:41 UTC