MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climb 0.6% to its highest since late October, while Shanghai stocks edged up 0.2%. Going the other way, Japan's Nikkei slipped 0.9% as the yen climbed on a retreating dollar, Reuters added.
US light crude oil fell 11 cents to US$52.14 and Brent shed four cents to US$55.06. Petronas Chemicals rose four sen to RM7.19 and added 0.52 point to the KLCI. Also up four sen was Petronas Dagangan to RM23.82 while Petronas Gas added 20 sen to RM20.86.
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