Oil and gas services related companies were traded higher with Yinson up eight sen to RM3 and Petronas Chemicals five sen higher at RM6.34.
Reuters reported oil futures traded slightly higher on Friday in thin early Asian trade, after setting multi-month lows in the previous session, as investors await indications on how prolonged the current period of oversupply will be.
Both of the main oil benchmarks are heading for nearly 5% declines this week and are on the longest losing streak since the turn of the year. US crude was 10 cents higher at US$44.76 after dropping more than 1% on Thursday when it fell to a 4-1/2 month low.