Investing.com – Malaysia equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Construction, Property and Industrial Products sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI added 0.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were KLCC Property Holdings Bhd (KL:KLCC), which fell 1.28% or 0.09 points to trade at 6.93 at the close. Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) fell 0.40% or 0.02 points to end at 4.94 and Petronas Dagangan Bhd (KL:PETR) was down 0.17% or 0.04 points to 23.46 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Axiata Group Bhd (KL:AXIA), which lost 0.16% or 0.01 points to trade at 6.38 in late trade. DiGi.Com Bhd (KL:DSOM) added 0.17% or 0.01 points to end at 5.75 and IOI Corporation Bhd (KL:IOIB) shed 0.90% or 0.04 points to 4.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 282 to 263 and 41 ended unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.58% or 0.29 to $49.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.78% or 0.41 to hit $53.33 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.80% or 9.20 to trade at $1165.10 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was down 0.15% to 2.9637, while USD/MYR rose 0.02% to 4.1435.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 94.69.