KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index rebounded from earlier losses to close at its intraday high on Wednesday, gaining 0.27 per cent in late trading as buying interest returned to selected heavyweights. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) advanced 4.48 points to 1,676.83 from Tuesday’s close of 1,672.35. The benchmark index opened 0.88 of-a-point lower at 1,671.47 and subsequently hit a low of 1,665.94 during the mid-morning session before gaining momentum toward closing. On the broader market, losers led gainers by 565 to 512, while some 526 counters were unchanged, 1,046 untraded, and 10 suspended. Turnover improved to 2.73 billion units worth RM2.76 billion versus Tuesday’s 2.66 billion units worth RM2.76 billion. Dealers said that investors were cautious following geopolitical developments in Asia.
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 20): The FBM KLCI closed 9.68 points or 0.6% higher, led by CIMB Group Holdings Bhd share gains and amid fund managers' year-end window dressing.
At 5pm, the KLCI closed at 1,746.63 points. CIMB added 23 sen or 3.68% to RM6.48 with some 16 million shares traded. CIMB was the largest gainer in percentage terms among the 30 KLCI-linked stocks.
"Hopefully the window dressing would sustain (the KLCI) until the end of the year,” Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd head of retail research Loui Low told theedgemarkets.com.
Across Bursa Malaysia, the exchange saw 444 gainers versus 365 decliners. Trading volume was 2.53 billion shares worth RM2.26 billion.
Top gainer was Hartalega Holdings Bhd while the biggest decliner was British American Tobacco (M) Bhd.
Malaysian shares rose as global investors anticipated the US' tax reform to be approved on Wednesday. Reuters reported that world stock markets wavered just below recent record highs while US Treasury yields held near multi-month peaks on Wednesday as the final procedural moves of long-awaited US tax reform played out in Washington.
The Republican-led US Senate approved the sweeping US$1.5-trillion tax Bill in the early hours of Wednesday. A re-vote by the House of Representatives was scheduled for later in the day, with approval expected, and the Bill will then go to President Donald Trump for him to sign into law.
Source: The Edge
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