KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's blue chips closed higher on Monday, lifted by late fund buying of BAT after buying momentum weakened in the late afternoon, with plantations among the major losers.
At the close, the FBM KLCI was up 1.72 points or 0.09% to 1,884.87. Turnover was 2.22 billion shares valued at RM1.97bil. The broader market was cautious due to the short trading week with declining stocks beating advancers 453 to 372 while 342 counters were unchanged.
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