KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia started off the day on a firm note today as gains in key heavyweights lifted the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI). At 9.05 am, the index stood at 1,672.84, up 0.79 of-a-point, after opening 0.75 of-a-point better at 1,672.8, compared with yesterday’s close of 1,672.05. Of the actives, IFCA MSC was one sen higher at 36 sen, AT Systematization was unchanged at 3.5 sen and Hovid added 1.5 sen to 31.5 sen. The FBM 70 declined 11.24 points to 13,243.18 but the FBM Ace increased 29.13 points to 5,035.91. Sector-wise, the Plantation Index added 6.05 to 7,906.05, the Finance Index gained 17.22 points to 14,713.88, while the Industrial Index lost 3.46 points to 3,176.96.

Source: New Strait Times January 11, 2017 01:59 UTC