KUALA LUMPUR: Glove makers were among the top gainers early Friday in the absence of a vaccine so far for the Covid-19 pandemic while LNG carrier MISC advanced.
At 9.27am, the FBM KLCI was up 4.54 points or 0.32% to 1,401.79. Turnover was 1.45 billion shares valued at RM495.99mil. Advancers beat decliners 424 to 128 while 270 counters were unchanged.
Global deaths linked to the novel coronavirus passed 300,000 on Thursday, while reported cases of the virus are approaching 4.5 million, according to a Reuters tally. About half of the fatalities have been reported by the United States, the UK and Italy.
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