KLCI ekes out slight gains, Hartalega leads


Glove maker Hartalega perked up slightly, advancing nine sen to RM6.04 while Supermax added four sen to RM1.86 in active trade following the global emergency declared by the WHO.

KUALA LUMPUR: Blue chips were marginally higher early Friday as investors monitored the outbreak of the coronavirus which has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organisation and the death toll in China rose to 204.

At 9.12am, the FBM KLCI was up 1.96 points or 0.13% to 1,547.55. Turnover was 242.52 million shares valued at RM134.50mil. There were 160 gainers, 191 losers and 200 counters unchanged.

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