Market higher on selective buying

KUALA LUMPUR: The local bourse ended firmer on Monday as mild profit-taking emerged among selective heavyweight, in line with the performance of its regional peers.

At 5pm, the FBM KLCI was nearly flat to close at 1,553.64 points, up 0.81 of a point, or 0.05%. The index hit an intraday high of 1,557.33 and low of 1,544.32.