KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI pared some of its gains at closing on Monday, as some mild profit-taking signs emerged on the local bourse.
At closing, the 30-stock index added 2.73 points to 1,643.9 after opening 1.06 points higher at 1,642.23. The index had earlier climbed to a high of 1,655.96 and fell to a low of 1,639.92.
There were 701 gainers, 549 losers and 407 counters unchanged. Turnover stood at 8.71 billion valued at RM3.9bil.
In today’s session, 15 of the KLCI-component stocks chalked up gains while nine counters fell and six counters closed unchanged.
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