Bursa Malaysia ends marginally higher on late buying

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia closed higher on Tuesday, buoyed by late buying in blue-chip stocks led by Maybank, MISC, and Petronas Chemicals, amid the mostly weaker performance in regional peers.

At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) inched up by 0.88 of-a-point to 1,538.42 from Monday’s close of 1,537.54.