Blue chips barely higher on lack of fund support


KUALA LUMPUR: Blue chips eked out slight gains early Wednesday in the absence of strong fund buying while worries about the economic impact following the curbs under phase one of the National Recovery Plan weighed.

At 9.08am, the FBM KLCI was up just 0.09 of a point or 0.06% to 1, 549.21. Turnover was 232.38 million shares valued at RM90.61mil. There were 152 gainers, 175 losers and 232 counters unchanged.

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