KUALA LUMPUR: Blue chips snapped their losing streak on Thursday, but managed to recoup only one-third of their losses from the previous day, as investors worried about the deepening turmoil in Greece and fears of contagion spreading.
At the close, the FBM KLCI was up 8.17 points or 0.53% to 1,544.21, but off the intra-day high of 1,552. Turnover was 1.28 billion shares valued at RM1.93bil. Advancing counters beat decliners 472 to 279 while 327 counters were unchanged.
Already a subscriber? Log in.
Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.
Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!