KUALA LUMPUR: The domestic market could wrap the week on a high note after stubbornly holding on to optimism amid better-than-expected earnings results from Wall Stret.
The FBM KLCI rose 1.29 points to 1,581.58 at the opening bell, and ramped up to as high as 1,587.32 in the first 10 minutes of trading as the return of foreign funds continued to lift Malaysia's blue chips.
YTL Power gained seven sen to RM4.68 and YTL Corp added seven sen to RM3.23, while Telekom Malaysia climbed six sen to RM6.20.
CIMB rose three sen to RM6.67, Tenaga Nasional climbed 14 sen to RM12.16 and Kuala Lumpur Kepong added six sen to RM23.30.
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