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| KL shares open mixed on mild buying Posted: 20 Dec 2012 06:47 PM PST Share prices on Bursa Malaysia opened mixed Friday on mild buying demand as most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays despite gains in other regional As at 9.16 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) stood at 1,667.78, down 2.82 points, after opening 3.51 points lower at 1,667.09. Regionally, sentiments were broadly positive due to the bullish Wall Street overnight performance following the better-than-expected US economic data. The world's largest economy grew at 3.1 per cent annual rate in the third quarter, higher than previously reported. Back home, the Finance Index rose 0.88 of a point to 15,246.2 but the Industrial Index slipped 3.87 points to 2,736.21 and the Plantation Index declined 19.94 points to 8,052.39. The FBM Emas Index fell 16.43 points to 11,300.1, the FBMT100 eased 18.14 points to 11,158.66 and the FBM Mid 70 Index lost 16.36 points to 12,168.25. The FBM Ace Index, however, increased 16.05 points to 4,217.48. Gainers led losers 89 to 73, with 109 counters unchanged, 1,375 untraded and 25 others suspended. Volume stood at 45.193 million shares worth RM25.409 million. Among actives, Oversea Enterprise garnered three sen to 15.5 sen, Opensys was up one sen to 13.5 sen and Sumatec inched up half-a-sen to 20 sen. MAS lost one sen to 73 sen and Scomi shed half-a-sen to 36 sen while Karambunai was flat at 12 sen. Heavyweights, Axiata and Maxis rose one sen each to RM6.69 and RM6.57, respectively, and Public Bank earned six sen to RM16.10. CIMB lost four sen to RM7.64 but Maybank was flat at RM9.05. Bernama |
| Ringgit eases against US dollar Posted: 20 Dec 2012 06:50 PM PST The ringgit was traded lower against the US dollar in the early session Friday as investors shifted demand to the greenback as the US economy grew in the third quarter, dealers said. At 9.20 am, the ringgit was pegged at 3.0600/0630 against the US dollar from yesterday's 3.0535/0565 close. The greenback received a boost after the US economy expanded by 3.1 per cent in the third quarter, driven by exports, government and consumer spending. On the local front, the ringgit was traded mixed against other major currencies.
The local unit, however, weakened against the British pound to 4.9713/9774 from yesterday's 4.9674/9735 close but appreciated against the euro to 4.0368/0419 from 4.0389/0431 Thursday. Bernama |
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