THE stock market welcomed the smooth transition of political leadership yesterday with the KLSE Composite Index (CI) closing five points higher at a 38-month high of 817 points despite bouts of profit taking.
Dealers said the CI slipped to negative territory for a short while when heavy profit-taking emerged in the afternoon session. However, late buying on selected heavyweight blue chips helped lift the benchmark index back into the positive zone by the close of trade.
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