KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed on a firmer note on Tuesday with the FBM KLCI up 0.52% on fund buying of Dialog, selected banking stocks, Top Glove and Genting while energy prices and crude palm oil futures rallied.
The FBM KLCI closed up 7.95 points at 1,530.42. Turnover was 3.97 billion shares valued at RM2.69bil. There were 469 gainers, 515 losers and 465 counters unchanged.
Firmer crude oil prices saw rising investor interest in energy stocks.
Reuters reported Brent crude oil futures stuck near three-year highs on Tuesday, with U.S. benchmark crude close to 2014 peaks, after the OPEC+ supplier group decided to stick to a gradual output increase plan rather than fully opening the taps.
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