KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's blue chips advanced on Wednesday, mirroring the positive key regional markets after Wall Street's record close, with the FBM KLCI rising to a seven-week high of 1,648.8.
At 10.44am, the KLCI was up 5.17 points to 1,647.25, the highest since mid-January, powered by gains in UMW and BAT. Turnover 384.53 million shares valued at RM359.98mil. There were 286 gainers, 140 losers and 244 counters unchanged.
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