KUALA LUMPUR: The key market barometer of Bursa Malaysia, the FBM KLCI managed to post a handsome gain amidst losses in other Asian equities.At 5pm, the 30-stock index closed 19.72 point higher at 1,670.28 after hitting an intra-day high of 1,672.21. The local bourse opened 5.24 points lower at 1,645.32 this morning.On the broader market, gainers thumped losers 439 to 356, while 344 counters were unchanged. The ringgit was quoted at 4.1798 against the US dollar at 5pm. The local unit fell 0.04% to 5.2970 against the pound sterling, shed 0.12% to the Euro at 4.7842 and fell 0.03% to the Singapore dollar at 3.0530.On Bursa Malaysia, United Plantations topped the gainers’ list, adding 68 sen to RM26.28. Tenaga Nasional jumped 66 sen to RM13.48, pushing the index up by 6.658 points.

Source: The Star December 21, 2018 09:33 UTC