Crude oil price surge pushes FBM KLCI above 1,600


KUALA LUMPUR: Higher crude oil prices lifted sentiment on Bursa Malaysia on Friday, helping the main index to close above the 1,600-point level.

At 5pm, the 30-stock index stood at 1,600.12, up 18.86 points, or 1.19%. The index opened 1.42 points higher at 1,582.68 this morning.

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