Public Bank, Sime Darby lead KLCI slightly higher

KUALA LUMPUR: Some mild buying of Public Bank and Sime Darby enabled the FBM KLCI to eke out  some mild gains early Friday with analysts expecting the market to stage a rebound  in line with the firmer key Asian markets.

At 9.30am, the FBM KLCI was up 2.27 points or 0.13% to 1,784.45. Turnover was 250.32 million shares valued at RM145.60mil.  There were 239 gainers, 116 losers and 181 counters unchanged.