KUALA LUMPUR: Persistent buying support for glove makers helped drive the FBM KLCI to end on a firm note.
At 5pm, the FBM KLCI ended 1.81 points, or 0.11% higher at 1,602.40. The benchmark index, which opened 0.78 of-a-point lower at 1,599.81, moved between 1,609.39 and 1,596.64 throughout the day.
There were 569 stocks advancing against 505 stocks declining while 482 counters unchanged. About 7.59 billion shares, valued at RM4.89bil, changed hands.
Dealers said the performance of the local bourse was boosted by bargain hunting in healthcare stocks.
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