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Malaysia shares higher at close of trade; FTSE Malaysia KLCI up 0.87%

Published 30/06/2015, 10:30
© Reuters.  Malaysia shares higher at close of trade; FTSE Malaysia KLCI up 0.87%
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Investing.com – Malaysia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrial Products, Technology and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Kuala Lumpur, the FTSE Malaysia KLCI added 0.87%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE Malaysia KLCI were Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:ASTR), which rose 4.41% or 0.13 points to trade at 3.08 at the close. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (KL:PCGB) added 3.95% or 0.24 points to end at 6.32 and Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Bhd (KL:CIMB) was up 3.01% or 0.16 points to 5.47 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Axiata Group Bhd (KL:AXIA), which lost 0.47% or 0.03 points to trade at 6.40 in late trade. Maxis Bhd (KL:MXSC) declined 0.47% or 0.03 points to end at 6.37 and Telekom Malaysia Bhd (KL:TLMM) shed 0.30% or 0.02 points to 6.54.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 326 to 239 and 35 ended unchanged on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.56% or 0.33 to $58.66 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.07% or 0.67 to hit $62.67 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.31% or 3.60 to trade at $1175.40 a troy ounce.

SGD/MYR was up 0.07% to 2.8038, while USD/MYR rose 0.06% to 3.7733.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.43% at 95.48.

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