KUALA LUMPUR: Surging oil prices, which have lifted the energy index by 3.06% saw the FBM KLCI ending at a one-week high on Tuesday.
The benchmark index closed up 16.62 points, or 1.16% to 1,454.74, its highest in a week. It has risen to an intraday high of 1,455.46.
There were 470 gainers, 411 losers and 420 counters traded unchanged on the Bursa Malaysia. About 2.29 billion shares, valued at RM1.62bil, changed hands.
Dealers said buying activities today were seen in oil and gas, plantation and banking counters.
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