KUALA LUMPUR: Blue chips advanced in early trade on Tuesday, underpinned by gains in Axiata and UMW, as investors' sentiment perked up following the firmer overnight close on Wall Street.
At 9.23am, the FBM KLCI was up 7.88 points to 1,656.46. Turnover was 86.05 million shares valued at RM70.37mil. There were 132 gainers, 63 losers and 120 counters unchanged.
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