Bursa Malaysia joined the key Asian markets recovery as they notched gains of between 0.4% and 2.25% with Dialog, telcos, glove makers and Maybank underpinning the advance.
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI took on a bullish mood in morning trade as it rebounded from heavy selling over the previous four trading sessions. Bank Negara Malaysia's Friday noon announcement that the gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 6.2%, beating estimates, in the third quarter of 2017 lifted sentiments.
This was coupled with a rise in Asian markets amid optimism that the US tax reform will be pushed through.
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