PETALING JAYA: Sentiment and valuation could be key for the local equity market to head higher after the FBM KLCI closed at a 19-month high on the maiden trading day to usher in the Lunar New Year of the dragon.
The index jumped by 19 points to 1,531 points yesterday with investors buying into financial, construction and plantation counters in particular as all sub indices ended in the green.
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