KUALA LUMPUR: Sustained buying of glove makers Hartalega and Top Glove propelled the FBM KLCI on Tuesday to the highest close since Jan 7 while most key Asian markets also ended higher following a recovery in China's economy.
At 5pm, the KLCI was up 18.46 points or 1.16% to 1,609.94 and year-to-date, the 30-stock index is up 1.33%. Turnover was high at 11.85 billion shares valued at RM7.24bil. There wee 631 gainers, 500 losers and 393 counters unchanged.
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