Sime Darby, Public Bank lead KLCI up

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby and Public Bank extended their gains in early Tuesday trade as the FBM KLCI set its eye on the 1,860 resistance level, underpinned by the firmer overnight close on Wall Street.

At 9.22am, the FBM KLCI was up 6.18 points or 0.33% to 1,854.84. Turnover was 497.81 million shares valued at RM153.32mil. There were 268 gainers, 108 losers and 224 counters unchanged.