KUALA LUMPUR: Banks underpinned Bursa Malaysia’s advance early Thursday, in line with the firmer Asian markets after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points but slower factory activity in China could cap gains.
At 9.26am, the FBM KLCII was up 2.88 points or 0.18% to 1,582.88. Turnover was 375.22 million shares valued at RM182.27mil. There were 216 gainers, 134 losers and 249 counters unchanged.
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