KLCI closes on firm note on foreign buying

At 5pm, the KLCI was up 9.47 points or 0.54% to 1,754.42 on window-dressing for the end of the first quarter. The KLCI is up 6.86% year-to-date.

However, the ringgit fell 0.36% against the Pound sterling to 5.5611 from 5.5412; it slipped 0.12% versus the Singapore dollar to 3.1676 from 3.1639. It lost 0.18% against the Euro to 4.7964 from 4.7879.