KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI jumped on Thursday following the Prime Minister's announcement of the RM20bil Pemerkasa stimulus package and as global investors received confirmation from the US Federal Reserve that it would maintain its ultra-low interest rates.
At 12.30pm, the key index was up 7.05 points to 1,632.02, boosted mainly by an advance in financial heavyweights.
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