Investing.com – Malaysia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Construction sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI rose 0.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were Sapurakencana Petroleum Bhd (KL:SKPE), which rose 4.58% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.51 at the close. Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) added 3.36% or 0.18 points to end at 5.53 and Genting Bhd (KL:GENT) was up 2.56% or 0.21 points to 8.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (KL:FGVH), which lost 2.33% or 0.04 points to trade at 1.68 in late trade. IHH Healthcare Bhd (KL:IHHH) declined 2.08% or 0.12 points to end at 5.66 and Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KL:KLKK) shed 1.40% or 0.30 points to 21.10.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 284 to 255 and 51 ended unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.23% or 0.74 to $61.20 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.43% or 0.91 to hit $64.61 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.18% or 2.10 to trade at $1178.80 a troy ounce.
SGD/MYR was down 0.10% to 2.7880, while USD/MYR rose 0.25% to 3.7552.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 95.08.