Tenaga, Genting advance in early trade as KLCI crosses 1,800

KUALA LUMPUR: Some mild fund buying of key stocks Tenaga Nasional, Genting Bhd and MISC  enabled the FBM KLCI to cross the critical 1,800  level in early Tuesday trade but  analysts expected the market to remain volatile due to weak crude oil prices.

At 9.15am, the KLCI was up 4.31 points or 0.24% to 1,800.16. Turnover was 127 million shares valued at RM52.85mil. There were 156 gainers, 86 losers and 168 counters unchanged.