FBM KLCI little changed post-GDP result

KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI was flattish at midday following the release of the country's second quarter gross domestic product (GDP).

At 12.30pm, the key index was down 0.34 point to 1,501.64 after Bank Negara reported 16.1% growth in the nation's economy in the second quarter of the year, as it rose off a low base from a year go.