KUALA LUMPUR: Blue chips advanced in early Thursday trade, underpinned by gains in Petronas-linked stocks, Hong Leong Bank and Public Bank as investor confidence was bolstered by key Asian markets and Wall Street.
At 9.20am, the KLCI was up 16.98 points or 1.16% to 1,481.59. Turnover was 855.32 million shares valued at RM455.78mil. There were 500 gainers, 131 losers and 286 counters unchanged.
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