KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI rose 1.2% today, its highest in over three months, as the positive market sentiment continued to hold amid the spike in Covid-19 cases.
At the closing bell, the benchmark index surged 18.59 points or 1.2% to close at 1,570.10, its intraday high and also the highest since late October 2021.
Market breadth was positive, as 567 advancers outnumbered 399 losers. Meanwhile, 425 counters were unchanged.
The local bourse saw a total of 3.19 billion shares worth RM2.62bil traded.
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