KUALA LUMPUR: Blue chips closed off Friday's low on some buying support for banks including Maybank, RHB Bank and Ambank while all key Asian markets closed lower, led by China. IHH was the biggest positive mover, up 10 sen to RM5.81 and nudged the KLCI up 1.46 points. Sime Planbtations lost two sen to RM5.25 but Sime Darby gained two sen to RM2.12 and Sime Property added six sen to RM1.42. Petronas Dagangan fell 20 sen to RM24.30, Petronas Gas six sen lower at RM16.24 and Petronas Chemicals unchanged at RM7.45. UMW Oil and Gas fell 0.5 sen to 29 sen while Sapura Energy fell to a record low of 78.5 sen, down two sen in active trade.

Source: The Star December 15, 2017 10:18 UTC