KUALA LUMPUR: Share prices on Bursa Malaysia rose sharply yesterday, with index-linked counters posting nearly across-the-board gains and leading the FBM KLCI to a gain of 2.03%.
At the closing bell, the FBM KLCI surged 30.94 points, or 2.03% to 1,553.37, the highest in two months.
Market breadth turned positive as gainers outnumbered the losers on a ratio of 812-to-319 stocks. Traded volumes stood at 4.54 billion shares worth RM3.15bil.
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