KUALA LUMPUR: Public Bank led blue chips higher in early Tuesday trade amid a cautious external market as investors awaited a decision from US lawmakers to pass an economic stimulus bill ahead of the Nov 3 presidential elections.
At 9.15am, the FBM KLCI was up 1.48 points or a mere 0.1% to 1,519.59. Turnover was 1.42 billion shares valued at RM660.47mil. There were 231 gainers, 318 losers and 337 counters unchanged.
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