KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Bank and Public Bank led the FBM KLCI higher early Friday as investors picked up banking stocks which were the proxy to the recovery in the economy.
Firmer crude oil prices also gave refiners and also oil and gas stocks a boost including Yinson
while penny stocks rose in active trade.
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