KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): The FBM KLCI rose 0.38% at mid-morning today, lifted by gains at select blue chips despite the cautious regional markets. The gainers included Nestle (M) Bhd, British American Tobacco (M) Bhd, Petronas Gas Bhd, Top Glove Corp Bhd, Scientex Bhd, Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd, Hong Leong Bank Bhd, Hartalega Holdings Bhd, PMB Technology Bhd and Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd. The actives included Sapura Energy Bhd, Eduspec Holdings Bhd, Eden Inc Bhd, Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd, Opcom, Berjaya Corp Bhd, Gabungan AQRS Bhd, Excel Force MSC Bhd and Thriven Global Bhd. The losers included George Kent (M) Bhd, My E.G.Services Bhd, Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Bhd, Rohas Teknic Bhd, Gabungan AQRS, Heineken Malaysia Bhd, Hengyuan Refining Company Bhd and Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd. “However, if the outcomes of the trade talks are negative, it may send cautious trading towards US stock market, limiting the upside of the Dow near 25,500.

Source: The Edge Markets May 15, 2018 02:15 UTC