KLCI rallies nearly 18 pts at midday (Update)

KUALA LUMPUR: Fund buying of plantation stocks, especially Sime Darby and IOI Corp, underpinned the FBM KLCI’s rally at midday on Tuesday,

At 12.30pm, the KLCI was up 17.47 points or 0.98% to 1,809.86. Turnover was 972.15 million shares valued at RM969.66mil. There were 370 gainers, 287 losers and 331 counters unchanged.