KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia posted a fresh record high in trading volume of 11.807 billion units on Wednesday, driven by penny stocks, with AirAsia also actively traded after announcing it had triggered the PN17 criteria.
The previous high was on May 18 this year at 11.21 billion units, according to stock market data.
Blue chips closed higher, underpinned by gains in Public Bank, Maybank and CIMB. This saw the FBM KLCI close up 16.78 points or 1.07% to 1,583.50.
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