Maybank, Public Bank help propel KLCI to 18 month high

The KLCI was the best performer among the key Asian markets.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sustained buying of Maybank and Public Bank helped drive the FBM KLCI to its strongest close in 18 months while the ringgit scaled to the highest since mid-July 2018 against the US dollar.

At 5pm, the KLCI was up 30.19 points or 1.82% to 1,684.58 while year-to-date, the index was up 6.03% year-to-date. Turnover was 10.03 billion shares valued at RM6.18bil.