KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI closed sharply higher for the third consecutive session on Friday on the back of buying interest in the index-linked stocks.
At 5pm, the 30-stock index closed up 15.48 points, or 1.07% to 1,465.80, its highest in over a month. The index moved between 1,468.48 and 1,450.73 throughout the day.
On a Friday-to-Friday basis, the FBM KLCI added 47.36 points.
Market breadth was positive as gainers overpowered the decliners on a ratio of 580-to-278 stocks. Traded volumes stood at 2.05 billion valued at RM1.54bil.
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