KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia rose 0.64 per cent to end at the day’s high on the back of consistent buying in index-linked counters at the eleventh hour. At 5 pm, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was up 10.22 points at 1,603.56 compared with Friday’s close of 1,593.34. Volume expanded to 2.5 billion shares worth RM1.85 billion from 2.3 billion shares worth RM1.91 billion last Friday. Among the actives, Sapura and ARB both gained half-a-sen to 26.5 sen and 37.5 sen, Prestariang added one sen to 52.5 sen, while IFCA MSC increased 4.5 sen to 54.5 sen. Sector-wise, the Financial Services Index added 5.32 points to 15,579.99, the Industrial Products & Services Index edged up 1.40 point to 154.59, and the Plantation Index earned 87.74 points to 6,836.78.

Source: New Strait Times November 04, 2019 10:07 UTC