PETALING JAYA: Most key Asian bourses closed higher today as overnight external developments indicated some positive progress being made in Italy and Greece to keep the eurozone financial rescue plan on track.
At home, FMB KLCI closed higher today by 9.18 points or 0.62% to 1,489.64 while its regional counterparts Nikkei 225 climbed 99.93 points or 1.15% to 8,755.44, the Hang Seng ended higher by 335.96 points or 1.71% to 20,014.43, Shanghai Composite Index was 21.08 points or 0.84% higher to 2,524.92 and the Kospi Index was 4.39 points or 0.23% higher to 1,907.53.