Tenaga, DiGi power up KLCI

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI surged almost 13 points on Friday's close, powered by local fund buying of Tenaga Nasional and DiGi, in tandem with the Japan stocks rally and the month-end closing.

Among key regional markets:

Nikkei 225 rose 4.83% to 16,413.76

Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 1.22% to 2,420.18

Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index rose 0.98% to 8,974.76

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Index rose 0.28% to 1,964.43

Straits Times Index STI rose 1.06% to 3,268.71

Hong Kong Hang Seng Index rose 1.25% to 23,998.06 '

Crude oil fell 51 cents to US$80.61 and Brent 76 cents to US$85.48.

Spot gold fell US$23.56 to US$1,175.29.