CIMB, HLFG underpin KLCI's slim gains as key markets slip


KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of CIMB, HLFG and Maybank helped underpin the FBM KLCI's slim gains on Friday while most key Asian markets closed in the red on worries about the coronavirus and the economic fallout.

At 5pm, the KLCI was up 1.72 points or 0.11% to 1,554.49. Turnover was 2.74 billion shares valued at RM2.17bil. There were 377 gainers, 457 losers and 378 counters unchanged.

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