Top Glove, Hartalega lift KLCI in early trade

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia managed to extricate itself from the red in early Friday trade, aided by gains in Top Glove and Hartalega, as investors’ sentiment steadied despite the overnight fall on Wall Street.

At 9.14am, the FBM KLCI was up 1.07 points or 0.07% to 1,514.14. Turnover was 558.95 million shares valued at RM364.23mil. There were 244 gainers, 225 losers and 313 counters unchanged.