KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional, Public Bank and glove makers traded higher early Monday, in line with the key Asian markets.
At 9.03am, the FBM KLCI was up 6.16 points or 0.45% to 1,376.01. Turnover was 224 million shares valued at RM91.54mil. There were 272 gainers, 56 losers and 181 counters unchanged.
Asian shares inched higher ahead of a busy week for earnings and central bank meetings, with much chatter the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will announce more stimulus steps, Reuters reported.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.1% in early trade, having shed 2.6% last week. Japan's Nikkei gained 1.1%, while E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 dipped 0.4%.
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