KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia ended the morning session higher, propelled by purchasing support for selected heavyweights particularly trading/service-related shares, dealers said.
At lunch break, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 5.23 points better at 1,637.7 from Wednesday's close of 1,632.47.
The index opened 6.92 points higher at 1,639.3 and moved between 1,636.09 and 1,639.84 throughout the morning session.
Gainers edged losers 301 to 259 with 337 counters unchanged, 802 untraded and 24 others were suspended.
Turnover stood at 494.36 million shares worth RM577.77 million.
A dealer said the local bourse emulated the positive trend of its Asian peers, amid rising crude oil prices.
Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.97 per cent to 18,676.69, South Korea's Kospi was 1.24 per cent higher at 2,016.65, Singapore's Straits Times Index gained 0.5 per cent to 2,974.71 and Indonesia's Jakarta Composite Index increased 0.3 per cent to 5,281.4.
Heavyweights, Petronas Chemicals and Sime Darby bagged four sen each to RM6.89 and RM8.15, respectively, while Public Bank were flat at RM19.64.
Maybank shed one sen to RM7.88 and TNB eased six sen to RM13.92.
Among actives, RGB International, Mycron and Anzo improved half-a-sen each to 25 sen, 23 sen and 12 sen, respectively, while JAG and Accsoft were flat at 11 sen and 30.5 sen, respectively.
The FBM Emas Index increased 38.72 points to 11,433.56, the FBMT100 Index rose 39.57 points to 11,172.25, the FBM Emas Shariah Index increased 46.91 points to 11,979.65, the FBM Ace gained 33.37 points to 4,736.95 and the FBM 70 improved 60.4 points to 13,057.57.
Sector-wise, the Finance Index added 21.64 points to 14,301.35, the Industrial Index earned 4.01 points to 3,093.39 and the Plantation Index rose 26.45 points to 7,728.32.
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