KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI bounced higher on Friday after a slow start as banks and telcos gained ground headed into midday.
At 12.30pm, the key index was up 6.71 points to 1,450.93. The market breadth however was negative with 410 decliners compared with 233 gainers.
Trading volume was a low 838.52 million shares valued at RM555.87mil.
In financial services, Maybank was up two sen to RM8.61, Public Bank rose four sne to RM4.41, CIMB gained nine sen to RM5.05 and Hong Leong Bank lost 12 sne to RM20.34.
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